Great fun

Rating: 8/10 (17 September 2004)

Mutants with all sorts of powers like lasers that come out of their eyes and claws that come out of their hands are set loose in this fantastic comic book adaptation. I would normally yawn at this type of film but I actually really enjoyed it. It must have been because I liked the characters; in some films the characters just can't be related to, so it's difficult to enjoy the film. X-men has a fantastic cast too, with Hugh Jackman as a fine Wolverine and Patrick Stewart as a fine Professor X. Halle Berry is adequate as Storm and Ian McKellen is a sufficiently malicious Magneto. It is also worth seeing this film for its climatic action scenes and appealing special effects (look out for Mystique's transformation powers too). All in all I think that Bryan Singer has done a very good job, and has made a very watchable film. Enjoy! 8/10