Mutants Rule

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2000)

Passes Batman as best comic book adaptation ever. Edge to X-Men for super powers(!), edge to Batman for single character focus- Not that it's a problem, but to some
having to follow several characters and understand what is
going on can be trouble. Very well directed, written and acted- also with great effects
(that enhance and do not interfere with the story that is
trying to be told). My only problem with it ...is not really a
problem, I think it should have been about 15 minutes longer to develop a couple points a bit further... But overall I
give X-Men a 9.3 and a Best of Genre. It goes on my top 10
list of the year and really is the best movie that I have seen
in 2000 besides Gladiator. By the critics, X-Men was the best reviewed major film
since Gladiator and for once they are right. If you are an X-Men comics nut, you will be happy to know
that the characters are handled well- most of their quirks
and character traits are in here (a vague example: Cyclops
was annoying to me in this movie, but then he was annoying to me in the comics too). If you never read a
single issue of an X-Men comic book, wow are you gonna
like this movie.