The Starting Point

Rating: 8/10 (29 March 2016)

The first X-Men is ,at the time of this review ,16 years old. Wow. It is amazing if you seat and think that for a minute, then you will realize that this movie is older from a large percent of the people who now believe that Superhero movies are the norm of Hollywood blockbusters.
So it is an important flick,but I have to be honest though here we have THE MOVIE,which restarted the superhero as a genre in general after the death of it from Batman and Robin it is a little dated by today's standards. But its legacy it is unquestionable for it gave birth to the great superhero flicks of the New Millaia which dominate the Box Office.
As for the casting Patrick Sturat as Professor X, Ian MacKellen as Magneto were wish fulfillment to fans around the world. Dispute these great casting Hugh Jackman as Wolverine is the show-steal-er here and his portrait is the reason why most X-men films have him as a center character and he was the only one to get solo films apart from Deadpool. And something mind-blowing is that when he was first announced many disagree ,because he didn't looked the part, but after that film mouths shut.
As for the action is well directed and entertaining, though the final plan of Magneto is quit cartoony, which a bit ruins the film for me, but that is my only major drawback. As for the theme on which X-men were made, prejudice against the persons who are different from the average Joe or Jane is handle in a mature way and not shoved in.
All in all if you haven't seen it for a long time re-watch it worth your time.