X-Men extravaganza but somewhat overcooked

Rating: 6/10 (20 November 2018)

This episode of the story of the X-Men is a prequel which tells the story of how the X-Men originally came together. The character development is good and the cast is impressive, though with considerably less resemblance to the personalities defined by Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen as Professor X and Magneto. It uses guile, and a swift script to interpolate on actual history to give gravitas to the future storyline. The false notes are that there are far too many mutants which often detracts from the storyline. The competitive advantages of some characters make them visibly more like demigods than as mutants, which reduces the overall tension. The combat, therefore, designed for exaltation mostly ends up feeling far-fetched.