Magn(eto)ificient!

Rating: Null/10 (22 October 2011)

I have watched all of the X Men films that have been made to date. I found them all to be good enjoyable films. However this film, I found to be outstanding! Basic story involves Xavier and Magneto when they were younger. They meet up and recruit other mutants to work with the government and help to prevent war with nuclear missiles. Also another group of mutants led by Sebastian Shaw are trying to start a nuclear war all at the same time.
The story of this film is good and easy to follow for the most part. I like the way it was set in the 60s and they do a good job of making it feel like this film took place before the other films did.
I do have a few minor complaints. For one, this film does kind of have inconsistencies with the other films as far as continuity, but that also happened in Wolverine Origin. Its a good film, but a few things just seemed to not go together with the other films, but thats OK. For example how Xavier is shown able to walk in Wolverine Origin when he was older and how in this film Xavier uses a wheelchair when he still had hair. And the whole Mystique Xavier growing up together thing as well. This is just a problem that will happen with films at times, Star Wars seemed to have this happen as well.
There is some good action, not a lot of great action tho. This is more of a character growth type film, not a constant fighting action flick.
I think Xavier was great in this film. He really acts like a young Xavier would, James MaCavoy did a great job as him. Also I liked Mystique in this film as well. The young mutants were all OK, Beast was really good tho and probably the only new young mutant to stand out for me. Kevin Bacon was great as always as the villain Sebastian Shaw. Great casting choice by putting him in. Oh and January Jones was great as Emma Frost with her.....................acting.
But what made the film for me was Magneto. I don't want to over rate it too much, but I found Michael Fassbenders performance as Magneto to be OUTSTANDING!!!! Better than Heath Ledger as the Joker in my opinion. Magneto is a deep character in this film, you get to see what his childhood was like and see him grow throughout the film. Easily the best Marvel Character ever in a Marvel Film in my opinion. I loved Magneto in this film, he was almost too awesome.
So overall this film has a good story and good acting performances. Magneto made the film for me and was awesome. The best X Men film so far and one of the best Marvel Films too. I recommend it highly.