Jackman Hits The Ground Running As Logan/Wolverine

Rating: 9/10 (23 February 2019)

Continuing my plan to watch every Hugh Jackman movie in order, it's straight to the hits with his second movie X-Men (2000)
Plot In A Paragraph: In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.
Hugh Jackman (whilst nowhere near as ripped as he will be in subsequent movies) has an impressive debut as Logan/Wolverine, Anna Paquin stands out as Rogue, she has some nice chemistry with Jackman and I'm surprised she never went on to bigger things, really. Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijin and Halle Berry (in a white wig) are all decent enough, without being great.
But for me,it is the casting of Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian Mckellan that is a masterstroke. As Professor X and Magneto, respectively. They are not enemies so much as ideological opposites. They bring style, gravitas and panache to the proceedings.
For an origin movie, introducing a host of new characters, to the movie going public, it's not overly long, I actually thought "This has flown by" then I realised its run time as the credits rolled, most of the special effects hold up, it has a nice score and I'll admit it does hit me in the feelings during Logan's attempts at reviving Rogue during the finale.