Pleasantly Surprised

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2001)

Not sure what made me pick up this film (though mostly positive comments from friends played some role). Was pleasantly surprised, and thought that Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart (Magneto and Xavier) together elevated the film to "solid" territory, where lesser actors could have destroyed the film. Liked the way the film took its time getting to the action as, again, a lesser film would have had more -- and suffered for it. A solid 3.5/5 stars.