Cool film. I enjoyed it!

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2007)

I've never really been a fan of comic book-based films but ever since I saw Spider-Man 1 & 2 I believe I have become a fan of comic book films. I love the Spider-Man movies and so when X-Men came on I felt like I just had to see it. And astonishingly I enjoyed it. I love the action and the fight scenes. They're so amazingly choreographed and sequenced and I love the fact that they're so interesting to watch without being bloody and graphically disturbing. They're cool. I loved all the characters. Patrick Stewart was great as Charles Xzavier and I loved Sir Ian McKellan as the deliciously evil Eric Lensher/Magneto. He is one actor who never fails at playing the creepy, intelligent villains. Famke Janssen as Jean Grey, James Marsden as Cyclops, Halle Berry as Storm, and Anna Paquin as Rogue were all awesome as the superheros, the X-Men and I enjoyed all their characters. But I think Hugh Jackman as Wolverine was the one character/performance that stood out the most. Mr. Jackman WAS Wolverine. He had his look down pat and he was so masculine and confident. And I found it hard not to like Wolverine. I believe he was my favorite character. But I liked them all. My favorite scenes were when the X-Men were using their powers and trying to save the world. They're so much fun to watch and it makes you anxious to know when they're gonna use their powers. And I also loved the fact that the action wasn't cheesy in this film. Most superhero films have cheesy dialogue and villains that have cheesy super powers but this film didn't' have that. I loved all of it. X-Men is a great action/superhero film and any fan of comic books or films based on them should watch this. And even if you're not a fan of comic books I think you will enjoy this one for the top notch performances. I really enjoyed X-Men and I'm glad I finally gave it a view. I had kept refusing to see it because I had no interest in comic book films but this one was great. Thanks for reading my review!