The most entertaining comic to movie adaption yet.

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2000)

Just got back from seeing this film with my 5 year old daughter, who, thank the gods , loves movies as much as myself. And she loved this movie. Especially the fact that there were almost as many female mutants as male ones. Also, the fact they kicked almost as much ass. Though personally, I felt they were a little underused.
Hugh Jackman(Wolverine) is a revelation. He has the intensity, physicality, and the sheer presence to practically carry this film by himself. Fortunately he had the great Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart to give him some truly inspired support. I would of liked to of seen some more development with the other X-Men and even Toad ,Mystique, and Sabretooth. Find out there individual backgrounds, but with time constraints, I suppose some thing has to be dropped.
The plot itself is pretty basic, but what it lacks in intricasies, Bryan Singer and the cast more than makes up for in just plain, old fashioned, good story telling.
One thing of note. Most northern Albertan towns don't have cage fights in there bars. Also, there are not alot of mountains in northern Alberta either. I was half expecting to see a sled dog team go by or possibly an igloo at the side of the road. I suppose this is a Hollywood film. To rewrite a quote from The Last of the Mohicans,"Isn't it Hollywood's policy to make the world Hollywood". Apart from that, go see the movie. The best summer film so far.