If you're a fan of the Comic.. the movie bit.. otherwise..

Rating: Null/10 (1 August 2000)

As a life long fan of the comic book series, I found this movie to be completely lacking in character development, totally opposing the lives set up for the characters for the past thirty years, and completely against everything I grew up knowing about these people. The character of Rogue was utterly destroyed. She was turned into a whiney, snivelling, scared little teenager that turned my stomach. She was weak and useless and bore absolutely no resemblance to the character that I have spent the last fifteen years in awe of. The character of Scott Summers was a total pretty boy. He was a buffalo with his visor, and was nothing but annoying. I never particularly appreciated Cyclops in the book, but if the character were to have been like Marsden's Summers, well, I'm glad he's dead. Jean and Storm were completely useless. They did absolutely nothing the entire movie through. Storm was no longer clausterphobic which was a severe part of the character's personality. And beyond which, Halle Berry continually dropped her accent, and Storm would NEVER cower in fear from any opposition, much less Sabertooth and Toad. Magneto was a frail old man, and not much of an opposing force. Xavier was Captain Picard in a wheel chair, and had no business messing with Wolverine's head. The real Charles Xavier would never terrify a man like that when he's so new to the school. The only redeeming force in this movie is Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. He found the essence of that character and brought him to life. Kudos to Jackman, the rest of the movie bit. Some of the children in this movie acted better than the famous so called professionals they had in the parts of these characters. Halle Berry should have been dropped off that part faster than Wolvie's claws go "SNICKT!". I can only hope the next movie will be an improvement, because I was totally underwhelmed by this part.