"The truth is, mutants are very real, and they are among us."

Rating: 8/10 (27 July 2012)

I was always a DC Comics fan so I don't have as great a familiarity with the Marvel characters, but I have to say this was a fairly entertaining film. The characters were cool, and I'd say the casting was pretty dead on for the principal players - Patrick Stewart for Charles Xavier, Ian McKellan for Magneto, and Hugh Jackman for everyone's favorite mutant Wolverine; I don't think there were any better choices out there. Halle Berry, aside from her acting in this flick, was also a slick dead ringer for the comic book Storm.
In retrospect, the entire concept of the government attempting to legislate mutant behavior seems pretty non-sensical though, doesn't it? Consider Senator Kelly (Bruce Davison) railing about how a powerful mutant may even be able to control one's thoughts. Does anyone see a problem here? If they have that kind of power, how effective would civil authorities be in trying to bring them under control? You have to look beyond that aspect of human vs. mutant behavior if the story is ultimately going to work.
The best fun moments for me occurred when Wolvie gave Cyclops (James Marsden) the middle claw, and later on when Wolverine commented on the lack of uniforms, and Cyclops responded, "What would you prefer, yellow spandex?" Mostly an inside joke for Marvel fans, but I've seen enough comic book covers to know what he was talking about.