Not what I'd have liked, but not a bad movie.

Rating: 8/10 (9 November 2001)

From the off, this is a good movie. And i'm a fan of the comics. But this was still disappointing. Anyone who has read the 'Tommorow People' arc in Ultimate X Men will know what i mean when I say that is what the movie should have been. Quick introductions fr the characters and then a rollercoaster action pic all the way. What we get is a fairly slow movie, with only a few action scenes. It has a distinct lack of bite, Senator Kelly is underused and should have been accompanied by Sentinals, but that's all my complaints. Except why Toad? Why not Gambit, Colossus, Beast, Iceman (in a real role) or Angel? There aren't nearly enough Mutants used. However the film IS the best comic book movie yet. It does have lots of good features and the special effects are nice but it'll do. It isn't bad, but it could have been brilliant.