great movie, but less characters next time

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 2000)

Now I know all X-MEN fans, including myself, know the X-Men are not complete without the entire team, which includes Wolverine, Rogue, and even Professor X. But I feel some major changes in character amounts might have let more growth occur for the main characters. It could have been just about the three I just mentioned, with Wolverine being the main mutant. Magneto's team was just fine, though.
But overall, this movie was very cool. Hugh Jackman ("Wolverine") came off with the best performance. Ray Park ("Toad") was also very cool; he's had a lot of big, underrated parts in PHANTOM MENACE ("Darth Maul") and SLEEPY HOLLOW ("Headless Horseman", without a head). Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan had good chemistry as old rivals that are so well known to each other they're friends.
Bryan Singer always leaves you with a very cool feeling after seeing one of his movies. In THE USUAL SUSPECTS, you got a feeling of surprise and amazement. In APT PUPIL, you felt haunted and chilled. And now in X-MEN, you want to be one.