A Great, Well Produced Reboot

Rating: 9/10 (6 July 2014)

This is an amazing film, one of the best comic book-movies, perhaps the best, that I have seen. While it does serve as a reboot, at the same time, it also manages to tie in all the other movies that were created prior to it.
The basis of the storyline is this: in 1973 a scientist engineered a group of robotic weapons called the Sentinals that can detect and kill mutants. The creation was perfected when Mystique was captured and her DNA used to design a newer model of these machines. Once released, they waged war on mutants, bringing them to near extinction. In order to save the mutant species, Magneto and Xavier, must use Kitty Pryde's ability to send back someone's conscience to the past in order to stop the creation of the Sentinals. Wolverine, who has the power to heal instantly, is the only one capable to make the trip back because everyone else's' brains will be "Torn apart." Once he returns to the past, it is Wolverine's job to find the younger Charles (Xavier) and Erik (Magneto) and stop Mystique's DNA from getting into the hands of the creator of the Sentinals. If they fail, mutants will, without a doubt, be wiped from existence, but if they succeed, they will stop the war from ever happening.
This movie has to be one of the best comic book movies out there. The plot, along with the storying telling aspects, are very strong and support the movie from its opening scenes to its end credits. The acting, as well, is also executed very well; each actor put their utmost in portraying their roles. The character development was also very impressive. In this movie, each characters' decisions felt real, and the events that took place affected how they would ultimately act or behave. And to merge all of these elements together, there are of course the brilliant cinematography and special affects, which will astound everyone at their complexities. When you leave the theater, you know that the creators of this movie were fans of the comic books. This is an epic made from a comic book. It is based around the comics and it shows, and it brings together all the elements that makes us love its source material. When you see this movie, you will feel all the emotion, the power, that the producers, director, and writers felt when they created this movie. This is a stunning comic book film. 9/10.