Formulaic, but a little terse.

Rating: 7/10 (29 September 2000)

Can't say this is a bad comic adaptation, but it definitely got a lot more hype than it deserved. I liked the movie, but I still had qualms w/ it when I left the theater. The movies atmosphere definitely is in tune with the X-Men series. Not too much violence (Hmmmmmm) and more character introspection (although the faint script does blunder this aspect quite a bit). The script is half-baked and weak, but the characters acting does overshadow it, not by much though. Oh well, as quick as this was thrown together, you can't say you'll get everything.
Spoilers ahead for the uninitiated, qualms for nobody:
Why does Wolverine freak out when he wakes up in the X-Mansion? I'm sure Wolvie ain't gonna freak out if he wakes up and hears voices, he was alive in the 60's you know.
And yes, everybody has a problem with Cyclop's lack of typecasting, I don't think it would've been hard to find the Playgirl model/ soldier boy typecast for Cyclops.
And there was obviously a family friendly air with the body count at 2 with no obscenities (save for Wolvie, but ya figure he's gonna be like a trucker,"You're a dick!") This is a war here, c'mon!
And, with that standoff with Magneto and the police, stopping that bullet from slicing that cop's brains in two, now that doesn't show how driven to hatred Magneto really is. In this same scene, you also figure Dr. Xavier would've manipulated Toad (he was holding Rogue), rather than Sabertooth. That would've been tactically smarter.
I'd recommend it, but don't prepare to be dazzled-7