A brilliant and entertaining 2 hour Sci Fi film!

Rating: 9/10 (14 January 2013)

I finally had the pleasure of seeing this film after all the long years. I went into watching the film not to be blown away by anything but at the end of the day, I was pleasantly shocked at how good this movie was. It was fun, it was exciting, it was thrilling, it was lovable and it certainly was epic!
The story of 'X-Men' is that of a group of mutants calling themselves the X-Men who must stand up to another mutant, the evil and powerful Magneto who plans on starting a war between the evil mutants and humanity after Senator Kelly applies a law that hopes to force mutants to reveal themselves to the public.
There were so many things that worked well in the movie. I thought Sir Ian McKellen was easily the standout of the movie and simply every minute of him was a scene stealer. At first, I didn't like Hugh Jackman playing Wolverine and thought he wasn't right but I was glad that I was completely wrong! He was amazing and Anna Paquin as Rogue did a decent job. Patrick Stewart playing Professor Xavier, the almighty mutant was brilliant.
The characters were portrayed very well and I certainly look forward to seeing all the other movies of this franchise. These characters struck to me in a similar way to how the characters from Harry Potter used to strike me. They seem interesting characters that each have some sort of personality and don't act like cardboard cut-outs.
The writing and direction of the film was handled very well and I thought that due to the great writing, the actors and actresses were able to deliver their lines very well.
The special effects in the movie are mind-blowing. Movies with great special effects make you believe that it actually occurs in reality and this film certainly made me believe that. The action scenes were handled very well and I found myself being able to watch and enjoy these scenes due to the good cinematography during these action scenes.
Definitely worth a watch for any lover of Sci Fi and Action movies!