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Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2000)

I was very impressed with X-Men. I had nothing but positive comments about the movie, I had enjoyed the comic book series and my friends who have similar tastes recommended it. So I was expecting to be disappointed. I wasn't. The film is great entertainment, the ensemble cast does an excellent job. I was particularly impressed with the way that the excellent special effects were used to advance the plot and the characters and did not completely take over the film's humanity. There was great adventure, good character development and the film even dealt with issues in a way that was stimulating to the intellect (okay, it's not Shakespeare, but for an action/adventure/sci-fi it was much better than most). You would have to be trying to dislike the movie not to find something to enjoy. A special note on actor Hugh Jackman. For an Australian I was a bit worried that he was given the part of Wolverine. I had previously known Hugh Jackman as a guy who sang the national anthem at football grand finals, so I wasn't sure that he would be able to do justice to a disturbed character like Wolverine. He did an excellent job, almost stealing the show. I look forward to X-Men 2 and 3.