Hey, they actually made one of these that Worked!

Rating: 9/10 (6 June 2001)

A true rarity - a big budget, overblown sci-fi movie that actually makes sense, works pretty well and doesn't bore you to death. Taken from the Marvel Comics classic series about super-hero mutants protecting society from the bad guys (which include evil mutants). Patrick Stewart anchors the leads as Professor X, and Anna Paquin gives a very understated, very attractive turn as one of his new finds. Only two complaints - a pointless sub-plot involving the abduction of a congressman; and a sort of antiseptic or formula quality to the story that prevents real emotional involvement (Paquin excepted). But the fact that it passes muster in other areas puts in well ahead of most of the genre.