Pretty flat really

Rating: Null/10 (29 May 2002)

I'm a reasonably loyal fan of the comic, so I went in wanting to like this a lot. But it came off as not quite translating the X-men's actual appeal. To be fair the film is burdened with setting up the groundwork for the characters and their factions. Though in truth the conflict between Xavier and Magneto isn't the most compelling aspect of the X-Men story, and didn't seem particularly engaging in its depiction here. I would have liked to see a little more character interaction and a little less Matrix-lite action. Some of the casting choices could have been given more thought as well. If you were underwhelmed by the movie but are still interested in the X-men story I'd recommend the Graphic Novels "God Loves,Man Kills" and "The Dark Phoenix Saga".