An utterly X-Cellent movie!

Rating: Null/10 (4 September 2002)

X-Men is an utterly X-Cellent movie!I've been an X-Men fan for more than 25 years and when I heard they were making this movie,I had my doubts.Say goodbye to doubts and hello to one helluva movie.I always thought Patrock Stewart was the ONLY actor to play Professor X and he does an excellent job bringing him to life.The casting was literally flawless.Special notice goes to Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.I was concerned about this unknown from Australia playing one of my all time favorite characters but he totally blew me away! He IS Wolverine!Anna Paquin is superb as Rogue,showing lots of the talent that bagged her an Oscar.Famke Janssen and Halle Berry as Jean Grey and Storm?Whoa baby,I love sexy babes who can act good.James Marsden is good as Cyclops,too.Kick-ass potrayals on the villain side too:Rebecca Romijn-Stamos,who makes blue look both cool and incredibly hot as Mystique;Ray Park as the ever mobile Toad;Tyler Mane as the hulking Sabertooth;and especially Ian Mckellen ,who is a perfect Magneto.Bryan Singer directs with flash and panache,the fx are great,and Michael Kamen's score is awesome. 10 out od 10!! I want to see Spider-Man when it hits video and can't wait for X2 to hit theaters next May!! As Stan says,Excelsior!!