Not great, but fun.

Rating: 7/10 (24 September 2006)

X-Men (2000) X-Men is an entertaining flick. This is not you typical "comic book" flick. X-Men is an energy romp that also sends a message. The X-Men, led by Charles Xavier stand to fight against the Brotherhood led by Magneto to save mankind, despite being oppressed by normal humans. The X-Men want to allow humans to understand that this is mere evolution and that mutants despite the obvious powers are no different than humans and were born humans. The Brotherhood wish to wipe out the humans who believe that humans will never understand and will always oppress mutants.
The performances are nearly great. Hugh Jackman nailed Wolverine. From the look all the way down to the personality. As Logan, who has no idea who he is, has a rough personality hiding the fact that he is alone. Another great performance is Patrick Stewart as Professor X. He acts with great conviction. Solid casting here.
There are drawbacks also. Halle Berry camps it up. Not the best performance here. Not terrible but campy. Another drawback is the lack of character development for X-Men: Storm and Cyclops. Cyclops is the leader with storm in second in command. A little back story would be nice.
A few more drawbacks: The Brotherhood. The only one who actually has a character is Magneto. Toad has no lines, Sabertooth barely says anything same with Mystique. As if all except Magneto are just pawns. A little background would be great.
Despite that, The movie is entertaining. A group of heroes who fight for the world despite being oppressed. Humans fear what they do not understand.
The Last Word: A fun movie. X-Men is filled with a solid plot, lots of energy and stylish battles. Lack of character development brought that rating down a few notches. I would like to know more about the heroes and villains. Makes them interesting. Otherwise they seem like nothing more than pawns.