Good Acting and Directing

Rating: 10/10 (14 September 2006)

I think X-Men was a great movie with very good acting and directing from Brian Singer, the special affects were awesome and the crew did a wonderful job on casting. After seeing it I definitely cannot see anyone else who would have played Xavier's part better than Patrick Stewart. Brian Singer also did a wonderful job with the music and putting the story together to make people think that mutants with powers could very well exist in this world. Many people think that actresses and actors should be perfect with their looks and their features, and there were a few in the movie that I noticed. Being a good director in my opinion is accepting people who may not have the greatest of looks or the greatest teeth. And I applaud the director for this, because I watch too many shows or movies who have people who look too phony.
The make up and costuming was very well done, Mystique's costume took a very long time and it was very well done. She looked as if she could exist in this world as a mutant, the contact lenses looked as if they could have been real eyes.Everything was done excellent in the movie, all except for one tiny thing. Not all mutants are going to know how to do self defense, some may know how to fist fight or kick someone. But doing sumer saults in the air, seems fake to me. I can understand someone who may have the ability to jump like a toad, but a shape shifter or a wolverine. Just seems fake to make all the characters perfect in fighting skills. This is only my opinion.
Still the movie was great and was done well, just wish they could have kept either Toad or Sabertooth alive as well. Not all villains who can't fight well should be killed and have the best fighter live.