not as good as it could have been

Rating: 6/10 (22 November 2000)

X-Men, sadly, lacks the continuity necessary to have really been outstanding. The opening, at the prison camp was excellent, but then to shift to the "pubesecent"? Rogue, was baffeling. The lack of background on Xavier was, I feel, an error. Strangers to the Comic Book series (as I am) were left with the feeling of trying to catch up all through the film(sic). By the time Wolverine, Rogue, Cyclops, and Storm all met, I decided that perhaps I hadn't wasted my money on the DVD. This, with the addition of perhaps 10-15 minutes of more material, plus a less DARK look would have made this an outstanding movie.