Good movie overall but a few problems

Rating: Null/10 (4 December 2001)

If you are a fan of the comic and cartoon series you should defintely see it if you haven't. The special effects are great and the casting for most of the actors and actresses are great. Patrick Stewart was definitely born to be Professor Xavier. Ian Mckellen was nearly as a perfect as Magneto. Hugh Jackman made a very good wolverine despite the height differences.Famke Jensen was also a good Jean Grey. I heard people said she was a bit to old but she was really perfect, its just that Jean Grey has such a mature character, that she appears that way. Clyclops was ok, James Marsden did appear a bit young in comparison to Famke but they had potential. Halle Berry as a storm was a bit empty. I was not able to tell if was Halle Berry not acting well in the storm part or maybe the storm part having such few lines that Halle Berry couldn't shine. Despite that she was ok. Anna Paquin however was the worst dissapoint to me in the whole movie. She is a wonderful actress but just not for the part of Rogue. She was a bit too weak and childlish even for a teenage Rogue. She was also a lot shorter and she just couldn't portray the southern belle who everyone grew to love. Rogue even as a teen when portrayed in the comics and cartoons series was much taller, vibrant, and stronger despite not having her powers yet. On the villan side it was ok. Tylar Mane couldn't do much as sabretooth so there wasn't much to improve on. Rebecca Stamos has a much potential, and she was great as mystique along with Ray Parker as Toad. Besides the casting which was for the most part ok, there was also the plot which focused to much on wolverine. Its very hard for book to screen adaptations to focus on one plot, but superman and batman did it successfully so x-men should have. But it didn't. Despite that just seeing the x-men use their powers was great enough so I would give this movie a 7.5. Go see it, but don't be too excited. Hopefully they will do better in the sequel. Unfourtunately they can't get rid of Anna Paquin. Wonderful actress but just doesn't portray a teen rogue. Get Natalie Portman or even better Jamie Lunar, a bit older but as the southern accent going.