The Cold War according to Marvel

Rating: 7/10 (26 June 2011)

This is creative movie making at its most extreme. By transplanting the X-men mythology into an actual historical event, ie, the Cuban Missile Crisis, you have to suspend disbelief entirely for the duration of the movie.
That being said, on its own, this movie does sufficient justice as a background piece to the X-men series for non-followers. We now realise just how deep and how broad the affection is between the Professor and Magneto. We also we understand the extremist behaviour of Magneto, the misunderstood villain. I mean, it's not easy to forgive when someone pumps hundreds of missiles at you to ensure your demise! Overall, it's an OK movie to spend your money on.