Fun and exciting but it has it's problems.

Rating: 7/10 (25 July 2000)

To be completely truthful I though this movie was going to be lousy, I mean really lousy. I saw the preview and thought "oh boy, another cheesy comic to film adaptation." I had no intentions on seeing it but decided to give it a shot because I loved the comics (and had already seen everything else). I'm happy to say that I was very pleasently surprised.
X-Men really stays true to the comics with well developed characters that act like they did in the comics. The casting was good in that aspect but I though everyone, except Xavior and Magneto looked too young. In the comics Storm is supposed to be a very old woman but she was cast with Halle Berry who is in her early 30s. But this is only a small let down.
The effects are wonderful, big, exciting and flashy. If you can I would definatly recommend seeing this film in a THX certified theater as it really adds to the sound quality.
The plot is good, making it feel like a long comic. Very satisfying.
My biggest complaint was the absence of my favorite of all the X-Men. Gambit!!! Who's idea was it to leave him out? That guy really kicked some serious ass. Also I though it was too compact, they should have extended it into a 2+ hour movie.
All in all it was a very nice change from all the poorly made comic to film adaptations. I give it a 7 out of 10.