X-men fan or not, "relievingly" good

Rating: Null/10 (23 April 2001)

I say "relievingly" because there's always an inner fear that lies silent in our hearts when a piece of pop culture, especially comics and novels, is put on the big screen. X-men doesn't disappoint as others have. It's a truly good movie. I suppose for avid X-men fans, which I am not, the movie may lack certain key characters or twist facts. Nonetheless, the movie was great in its own right without judging it on preconceived ideas and notions. What I loved most was that the director took the movie seriously so adults could enjoy it---with or without the kids. Brian Singer scores well in taking fantasy and putting it in a "real life" world so we could relate to it better.
So overall a solid film. A great base for a sequel...another danger area for a good 1st movie. However, if Singer gets the nod again as director, I'm sure we'll get another winner!