Brings The X-Men Onto Screen With Stunning Confidence, But Nothing Really Special Either.

Rating: 6/10 (3 September 2014)

Now whether you agree with me or not, I could never really get into the first X-Men movie. If you were to ask me the highlights of the first movie, I'd say it established beloved characters impressively and had stellar acting throughout. Then all I could think about was the dull pacing of this movie, a final confrontation that I found unimpressive and a pretty much absurd plan from the villain (I understood the plan, I just thought how convenient and nonchalant everything managed to come together).
That said though, the movie was more than impressive in other aspects. I liked that it included its fear of mutants (Originally a stab at communism), and it was extremely well casted. Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellen portray Xavier & Magneto to a tee. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine had slowly grown into the role for me, as well as Halle Berry, James Marsden and Rebecca Romijn etc. Who all did a fantastic job.
Final Verdict: Was this really a good X-men movie? I greatly respect Bryan Singer's filmography and as I currently write, there are a plethora of better X-Men movies to choose from. 6/10. It was one of the first of it's kind for the new millennium, but it's starting to show it's age considerably.