Great movie: one flaw.

Rating: 9/10 (31 July 2000)

This was a particulary stunning summer action movie in a summer mostly filled with silly comedies and pointless dramas. It will certainly have more effect than any other movie this summer, as it is far and away the best sequel opportunity. It practically begs for one. And I honestly hope they do make one, several even, if they're going to be like this.
But no film is perfect, and this one's flaw is rather large: The character of Marie/Rogue is constantly being used. Not as a character, but as a plot device. Rogue is a very powerful mutant, and was, before this movie, a very powerful woman. By having a child play her as a victim and something of a weakling at every turn made for a huge drawback. The result was that she, despite being a main, perhaps -the- main character, came off as unrealistic, while all the other actors were excelling.