Excellent and imaginative SciFi film, underrated by critics

Rating: 9/10 (3 December 2000)

When this film came out local critics, ex: Roger Ebert, gave it mediocre ratings. I didn't see it at the theater. I rented the X-Men on video last night and found it to be an excellent and imaginative SciFi film. It was criticized for too much character development, but I think the character development was necessary for those, such as myself, not familiar with the comic book. The character development contributed to the plot rather than distracting from it. The special effects were outstanding. The cast was great and you had sympathy for the main characters, even to the point of understanding why the "bad" mutants were bad. I enjoyed the X-Men from beginning to end. I would like to see this developed into a series.