Visually Appealing, Short On Substance.

Rating: 6/10 (7 December 2001)

I'm not sure how I ended up watching this film as I've never seen the X-Men series nor read the comic book, but having been a huge fan of films like "Flash Gordon" and "Superman" as a child, I decided to give it a chance. The basic premise is mutant humans who each possess unique and incredible powers are in a struggle to save themselves and regular humans (who are threatened by and afraid of the mutants) from evil mutants. I would give the story a mere 5, nothing too exciting there, but based on the film's visual appeal, I took my rating up a notch to a 6.