A good intro movie. An action pack movie that you will forget in two days but does its job

Rating: Null/10 (6 August 2011)

Rating: 7.5
X-Men is an introduction to the iconic characters from the comic book that has been around for more than 30 years. It tells the story of two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, who are recruited by Professor X to fight the terrorist group led by an old friend, Magneto.
X-Men is the first film of the X-men franchise. It shows the audience who the X-Men are, what they are, why they do what they do, and who the archenemy of the X-men is. And that's all it really is, an introductory movie with fun and entertaining action sequences that provides background information on the characters.
As for performances in this film, everyone was cast perfectly in their respective roles. This is the role that brought the Aussie actor, Hugh Jackman, to the world's attention. He shined in this film as Wolverine. He brings Wolverine to life not with just his iconic looks as Wolverine but with superb acting. Others also gave good supporting performances that helped Hugh Jackman carry the movie to perfection. These actors include Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Famke Janssen, (Jean Grey), James Marsden (Cyclops), Halle Berry ( Storm), last but not least Anna Paquin who portrayed the young mutant Marie aka Rogue who ran away from home and hit the road with Logan aka Wolverine. A special mention to the writers of this X-Men who transferred the comic book to a fun action pack 90 minute movie. X-Men deals with important elements that good storytelling includes rejection, loneliness, hope, fear, distrust, love, selfishness, power, and doing what you believe is right.
In conclusion, X-Men succeeded what the movie set out to be; a good intro movie. This movie explains why Magneto is the person he is, or why Professor X is against what Magneto does. Now seeing this after watching X-Men – First Class, it's so fascinating to see the relationship between these two characters after what happened in X-Men First Class, how they disagree with each other's opinions but still have great respect for each other.
I can't deny that X-Men a fun time but it's the type of movie that you would forget in a couple of days. It's a good action flick and I had fun watching it. However, I felt like X-Men could do some work with the soundtrack which not only was it not memorable, it also reduced the intensity of the action scenes. If you're looking for incredible acting and superb dialogues I wouldn't recommend X-Men to you. But if you just want a good thrill ride to entertain yourself, definitely check out X- Men.