One of The Better Superhero Movies!!

Rating: 9/10 (17 July 2015)

X-Men is a title that is given for a bunch of mutants who have various superpowers ranging from reading others minds to self- healing. The movie exceeded my expectations as it did not feature too much action and had just the right amount of character development and emphasis on plot.
The movie features a stellar cast comprising of veteran actors like Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Hugh Jackman made his Hollywood debut in this movie and his gritty role as Wolverine is one of the reasons why he is one of the biggest movie stars today.
All the aspects of the movie gel together to give us a complete entertainment package that does not verge towards being pretentious or silly. The primary antagonist is Magneto (Ian McKellen) whose aim is to obtain Marie (Anna Paquin) and use her mutant powers, through which she can leech out the powers of another person through physical touch, to transfer his own powers to her in order to power the machine that artificially induced mutation.
Due to its short runtime of 104 minutes, the film flies by and the result is a satisfying, ingenious piece of work that does justice to the Marvel Comics on which it is based. Also, the special effects are exhilarating to watch and are not excessive unlike some of the modern superhero movies.