Honestly, this was amazing..

Rating: 9/10 (16 July 2000)

I have been a X-men fan for quite a long time. I watched the
Cartoon, read the comics, and collected the cards..there was
always something great about it.. so that was why I approached X-men the movie with trepridation. Comic book movies, with the exception of the excellent
Batman[the first-not the others] and Superman[1 and 2], have
really sucked. However, X-men showed potential with the fact that Bryan Singer
was directing, and that powerhouse actors Patrick Stewart and
Ian McKellan[face it-these guys are so serious about their
acting that I know they saw something beyond the pay check] were
scheduled for the leading roles of Magneto and Professor X.
So, as I sat down last night in a darkened theater, I prayed
that X-men would hit hard..then it started..and any worries I
had subsided.. now that I have seen it, I can honestly say that
few films have captured my attention for their entire running
length more then X-men. Now, I know this isn't the Godfather or
anything, but it is good. I feel that this honestly had better
performances{more on those later}, better writing[the script was
never ever cheesy}, Direction{Singer made it feel real}, and
story then most big budget films in a long time.After a truly
heart breaking opening, the film kicks into high gear that never
slows down for one second, even though a good portion of the
film is not action focused..As important as the action and
special effects are to a Summer film, with a film like X-men,
where the story is long running[37 years young] and the
characters are truly realized heroes, the most important thing
truly is the characters. This is where X-men