Action-packed hit that flows nicely.

Rating: Null/10 (25 April 2001)

"X-Men" is a fun, thrilling movie that gets your adrenaline pumping and your brain spinning at the same time. It works very well, combining special effects, good screenwriting, and excellent actors.
Being both a viewer of the "X-Men" Saturday morning cartoon and a reader of the "X-Men" comic books, I felt that the film succeeded in generating new publicity and attention towards the genre and still pleased the experienced fans.
Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, newcomer (at the time) Hugh Jackman, and Anna Paquin are all convincing as mutants with extraordinary and powerful mutant abilities, like super-healing, retractable claws, mind-invading telepathy, literal magnetism, and other powers. Also, the underlying themes of "accept those who are different" and "teamwork is the best method" are sure to please both parents and youngsters.
The film works because, instead of always resorting to meaningless violence ("MI:2", I'm looking your way), "X-Men" surrealistically shows the concepts of love, diversity, persistence, and suffering. I liked how each member of the team must learn something about their lives before they can work efficiently: Wolverine about his past, Rogue about running away from her problems, etcetera. Overall, I thought this was an exceptional film (no doubt thanks to writer/director Bryan Singer) that entertained, thrilled, and interest me. Worth ***9 out of 10 dollars***