X-Rated: Not Suitable For All Viewers

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2000)

For the normal person, this movie could be an okay movie to go see, but for fans of the original X-Men comic, this is a lot more than just any movie.
Although I did enjoy it, I found myself wondering why the movie has to be such a setup for a sequel. Because of the whole setup there really wasn't much time for any real plot, story or character development. Singer (The Director) did a good job on most of the details of the X-Men, their powers but seemed to try to include too much information that he couldn't fully explain or elaborate on.
However, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine was amazing. He brought the real human and edgy qualities of Wolverine out into one person and made him more real than many of the other characters. Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart were also really great in their scenes together.
Overall, I liked the movie but there were a lot of places where it could have been better. Maybe if the studio hadn't rushed Singer and made him cut nearly 30 minutes it could have been better, but for now we'll have to wait until the second movie (if it happens) to see what can really be done with the story of the X-Men.
W. Andrew Powell @ The GATE