Could be worse, but could be so much better (SPOILERS)

Rating: 9/10 (23 October 2004)

X-men is an interesting enough movie, but unlike movies like batman and spiderman it has to focus on the whole team, leaving individuals slightly down-sized. There are a few interesting action sequences like at the train station and at the Statue Of Liberty. sadly though, for a movie about mutants, they don't show off their powers much. The casting of Magneto and Xavier was a master-stroke but the other characters just don't work out the same. Storm is seemingly almost completely ignored and sadly stays the same in the sequel.
Overall: Could have been worse, could have been much better. 2.75 out of 5.