A good introduction

Rating: 7/10 (24 December 2005)

Bryan Singer introduces us to the world of "X-Men" in a mostly successful way. The film is properly cast - with a special mention for Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier (one of my favorite actors) and Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine. However, the other areas are less than par (including a silly costume for Magneto - what's with his helmet?) and a so-so score by the late Maestro Michael Kamen (FYI, I do enjoy his scores for the Die Hard and Lethal Weapon films but in this case, it was not very memorable). If you want to see a great X-Men movie, I suggest renting the sequel X2 (which was properly done by Bryan Singer). For this outing however, an above average 7 out of 10 for a good introduction to a memorable superhero series.