10 Years waiting... expectations high... unbelievable

Rating: 10/10 (13 July 2000)

X-men...
The story had always been about prejudice and acceptance and the routes in which we take it. Bryan Singer only changed what amounts to little things to create a story that realizes what has made X-men one of the greatest stories ever written.
I came into the movie with quite high expectations. Ever since I had started reading the X-men comics 10 years ago, the rumor mill had always been they had to make a movie.
The movie realized two idealistic struggles of peace through co-existence (Martin Luther King Jr.) and physical fight for control (Malcolm-X).
Not to give anymore to the plot and character development before the movie releases Friday... This movie is a must see. From the beginning, we see a dark scene from the past that shapes Magneto's thinking of his existence, the experience of prejudice that leads to pain early in his life. It just keeps going.
The story and the character developments are as deep as you can go in an hour and a half (keeping it short for the kids?) and each actor and actress was believable as the comic characters they portrayed.
If there are two things I can't wait... it's this movie in a director's cut (please!) and X-men II.
Make mine Marvel!