If Only George Lucas Could Make A Prequel This Good

Rating: 8/10 (24 September 2014)

In X-Men: First Class we meet Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr before took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were enemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-MEN.
I can't praise the cast enough of this movie enough here. Especially Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and McCavoy, but for me the star of the show is Kevin Bacon. He is delightfully devious. He is always reliable, but here he is truly awesome. Oliver Platt also deserves special mention too.
Prequels that totally recast popular characters are always on shaky ground, but given the talent involved, I'm not surprised this found an audience.
X-Men: First Class is a highly professional piece of work, swift and suspenseful, with a good sense of pace and atmosphere it makes for almost perfect entertainment.