Dull, Miscast, Slightly Smug

Rating: 3/10 (18 July 2012)

Well I'm a fan of X-Men - not in a fanboy way - I've read a few comics, grew up watching their cartoons - so generally am quite forgiving even of the more mediocre x-men films. This film however for me just dropped the ball. The guy playing Xavier was simply awful, not only a bad actor but unpleasantly smug too - a smugness that seeped into the tone of the whole film. Also the film felt strangely low budget and well... grey.. lacking panache.
Overall I found it baffling how an X-men film could be so dreary and left me wondering why the film was even made as it seemed to lack any passion or creativity.