Almost excellent... if it wasn't so damn predictable

Rating: 6/10 (26 August 2011)

When I set down in the chair of the cinema, I wasn't gladly waiting for "x-men: first class" to start (since I was never a big fan of the x-men series). However, it surprised me by turning out to be a prequel (precedes the original movies). That's when my hopes started to get up. During the first half, it was looking good and, since another half was yet to come, I tough that some of the best parts were going to appear until the end. I couldn't have been more wrong.
The second half was entirely, almost without exceptions, predictable. The story about the x-men aren't really a thing were "no one knows more than me", but I still have some memories from the first one or two movies. So, knowing the basics, the second half was very predictable.
I'm not going to give away some spoilers about the story in this review, since it doesn't seem to be right for someone who hasn't seen it first, but expect to see some very good acting (by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender mostly) and special effects... but nothing else more.