A second look: X-MEN.

Rating: 7/10 (17 July 2008)

My Take: Forgettble but a lot of fun.
I'm not a fan of the Marvel Comics series. Suffice to say I wasn't really wild with the big-budget big-screen series. I've seen all of them on the big-screen and enjoyed them (especially X2), and I've seen the repeatedly on television, but I didn't have much to talk about them. Their great entertainment but little else. Still, after seeing the original X-MEN a few nights ago, my original opinion has been improved. While I still won't have anything to talk about it the next day, I'm giving it more credit than the one i gave it.
I enjoyed the special effects and the action the first time, but looking back, there's actually much more going for it. The characters were given enough depth. And that director Bryan Singer wasn't exactly the biggest fanboy of the comic book series makes his job in X-MEN much more impressive. Performances by Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and a young Anna Paquin are great, which is much to say considering that there's a lot of things going on with the action and effects. I may not be wild about it but, for what its worth, X-MEN is still fine entertainment.
Rating: ***1/2 out of 5.