pleasantly surprised

Rating: 10/10 (11 July 2000)

As a fan of comics but by no means an expert, I was pleasantly surprised to find that The X-Men Movie catered fairly evenly for all members of the audience. Both fans and the general public won't be disappointed. There are plenty of in-jokes and spot the Junior X-men to keep the fans happy.
Finally a director has been able to walk that very thin tight rope and create a super hero movie that doesn't compromise the history, or what makes the comic popular in the first place in taking it to the big screen. It also shows that you don't have to dumb down or camp up a comic to create a memorable movie experience.
The casting was pretty well spot on, as was the character setup, all character were believable and well fleshed out.
Hopefully X-Men will become the benchmark for future comic book adaptations. Well done to all concerned and roll on X-Men 2!!