Great Summer Flick

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2000)

When I was about 6 or 7 years old, I collected X-Men cards, comics, and toys. I even watched the cartoon. I loved it because it was such a great original idea. Therefore when I saw the first preview of the movie, I was thrilled. Everyone was perfectly cast in their parts. The acting was great because everyone was their parts. I mostly enjoyed Famke Janssen as Dr. Jean Grey and James Marsden as Scott Summers(Cyclops). Famke is just a great actress whom I admire for her ability to play people of all trades. You may remember her as Evelyn Price in House on Haunted Hill. She does great in all of her movies. And for James, this movie is a great stretch for him. He has almost the fewest lines, I believe Ray Park takes the fewest, but even without lines his acting is great. He too can play many different types of characters.
The movie is about a young girl, Rogue(Paquin), who, after discovering her powers, runs away from home. While on the road, she meets a drifter, Logan/Wolverine(Jackman), with similar problems as her. They are alike in the fact that they are gifted. So after getting on the road and after having a proper aquaintance, they run into some trouble. They are taken to a safe place where they meet many people with gifts. While there, Rogue comes familiar with Robert Drake/Iceman(Ashmore). Logan meets the creator, Professor Charles Xavier(Stewart), and his "task force", including, Scott Summers/Cyclops(Marsden), Jean Grey(Janssen), and Ororo Munroe/Storm(Berry). It is explained to him that their nemesis; Erik Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto(McKellen) and his confidants Raven Darkholme/Mystique(Romijn-Stamos), Mortimer Toynbee/Toad(Park), and Victor Creed/Sabretooth(Mane); believe that there is a war brewing between mutants and humans and it is there duty to keep balance with humans and mutants and stop Magneto.

Overall it's a great movie. Perfect acting, perfect casting, everything was perfect. All of my expectations were met and even conquered. There are a few in-jokes that relate back to the comics. Hilarious. Everything is believable about this movie. This is one of the best movies of the summer.
-A++