Review part 2

Rating: 9/10 (16 July 2000)

hey I ran out of space in my review, so I decided to continue it
The characters are well developed[with the exception of Storm,
sadly, and Magneto's henchmen, but all we really need to know is
they are bad, so it's acceptable with them], intelligently
written, modern heroes..Wolverine has more character development
then most summer films in the last ten years..Speaking of
Wolverine, this was where the picture truly shined. I didn't
think it was possible to say this with a summer movie, but Hugh
Jackman's performance is a TOUR DE FORCE. Anyone who says that
he didn't have a hard part to play is an idiot. Jackman has to
do something that most accomplished actors couldn't..potray a
character that most everyone in the theater knows..potray a
character who has a good 25 or 30 years of history to him..a
character that the fans know better then anyone..Wolverine is by
far the most well known of all the X-men, and by that rationale,
the most important.. Wolverine has so many mannerisms, so many little characteristics, that it would be impossible to list them all
here..Wolverine is a tough character, but ultimately has a heart
of gold[forgive the cheese]..Jackman nails that perfectly..he
also gets the mannerisms perfectly...being an unknown actor
helps, because he BECOMES Wolverine..he is Wolverine, through
and through...I consider this to be a amazing performance
because Jackman makes Wolverine real...he gives the film's truly
best performance... Also deserving praise is Anna Paquin as Rogue, who makes Rogue a
real person, by showing the fear the young girl experiences by
being unable to touch those around her.. And of course, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKlellan as Professor X
and Magneto, respectively..they give the characters the true 3
dimensional feel they deserve.. everyone else in the film gives commendable performances, and I
praise them all, but Jackman deserves much praise for his dead
on Wolverine performance.. However, I need to give a lot to Bryan Singer..he delivers a
film that could have been an absolute cheese fest and does so
without ever dropping into camp...he makes the film real, makes
you care about the characters, and ultimately delivers a
excellent, exhilarting, aderaline [and story] packe