Mutants Assemble

Rating: 7/10 (15 December 2013)

Bryan Singer directed this first film adaptation of the popular comic book series that stars Patrick Stewart as Professor Xavier, who has assembled various mutants like Cyclops(James Marsden), Storm(Halle Berry)& Jean Grey(Famke Jannsen). Mutant Wolverine(played by Hugh Jackman) befriends fellow mutant Rogue(played by Anna Paquin) on the road, but after a battle with rebellious mutant Magneto(played by Ian McKellen) is brought into Xavier's school for refuge, and to prepare for a greater battle against Magneto's evil mutants, who are planning a devastating attack on the humans, and begin with anti-mutant crusader Senator Kelly(played by Bruce Davison). Exciting and well made film with excellent F/X and memorable characters, all acted uniformly fine by a talented cast. First of a long-running(still going!) franchise.