A nice reboot

Rating: 8/10 (3 February 2020)

X-Men: First Class is what people said is the much needed reboot for the X-Men franchise. While not really a reboot, that is what this film appears to be doing. We have the same characters as the previous films but this time around they are played by much younger actors. Do not get me wrong, these actors/actresses play their parts (for the most part) pretty well. There are a few minor exceptions (Jennifer Lawrence, whose acting is a bit hit and miss). For the most part the recasting choices are pretty good with James McAvoy playing Professor X and Michael Fassbender as Magneto. Do notice that Wolverine is not a major character in this film (all he gets is a cameo). If he was going to have a cameo why bother with putting him in the film at all? Either he is a major character in the film or not in the film at all. No between. The directing in this film is pretty good as well. I have not watched any other Matthew Vaughn films to be able to compare, but it gives me hope for a lot of his other films should I decide to watch them. The action is done pretty well with some great scenes that are some of the best in the entire X-Men film franchise. The plot is fairly simple. Two mutants (Charles and Magneto team up and find other mutants who eventually have to save the world. it really is not anything too fancy. With that being said, X-Men: First Class is the X-Men film that mostly all comic book fans have been waiting for.