X-tra (screen) (dvd)

Rating: 10/10 (3 August 2011)

Adapting X-Men (XM) is a hard task because there are so many teams and so many visions. Here, the production chooses its own path and comes to a great result: if the movie is original, they have captured the soul of XM and the flavor of hundred comics! XM is really that: evolution, political issue with humans, outcast and the dream of Professor X. Say like this it's seems very serious but the strength of Marvel (unlike the Direct Concurent) is that the philosophy is mixed with humor. Here, thanks Wolvie to be so funnily rebellious!
Next, if Spiderman could only goes for the red and blue suit, it was more difficult with XM. Thus, the futuristic and uncluttered design of the movie is a good idea. I like how the X motif appeared throughout the sets and props, especially the wheels of Pr. X. Locating the showdown at the statue of liberty is brilliantly symbolic.
Next, the cast is extraordinary: they are really like their penciled parts and the mix between newcomers (Jackman, Paquin) and old crew (Stewart, Jansen, McKellen) blends totally.
In conclusion,it's great to realize that all the movies we make reading those comics have also been shared by a true filmmaker. The movie was so good that the feedback happens and this movie becomes an inspiration for the comics, especially the Ultimate line.