A special effects orgy with an ordinary story.

Rating: 6/10 (22 November 2000)

A sci-fi action fantasy, "X-Men" squanders an excellent cast, powerful camera and sound work, and a visual feast of special effects on a flimsy and sometimes silly good-mutant vs. bad-mutant story. This film will play best with young Nintendo geek gamer-types and worst with mature audiences who may tire of trying to remember which mutant has what power which can thwart what mutant with which power...etc, blaa, blaa. Open ended and with a mission unanswered, there's plenty of sequel room.