Top-notch comic book adaptation

Rating: Null/10 (28 April 2004)

X-MEN (2000) *** Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ray Park, Bruce Davison. Slickly produced silver screen adaptation of the cult Marvel Comic Book series of reluctant mutant superheroes united to defend humanity from a rogue element of mutants from taking over the world.
Excellent production values and crafty camerawork by Newton Thomas Sigel are equally impressive with the state of the art special effects and a game ensemble particularly Jackman in a star-making role as the lone Wolverine and Paquin as his kindred spirit, Rogue. The plot only suffers in its choppiness and constant 'explaining' who's who and what's happening; still not bad with some much welcome comic relief in the dialogue between rival good guys Wolverine and Cyclops (Marsden). And hey who can bad mouth a film that features Janssen and Berry in skin-tight leather and a buck naked (ok, so she's blue and scaly!) Romijn-Stamos? (Dir: Bryan Singer)