A Whiz-Bang Wonderful EntertainmentGreat Work All Around

Rating: 10/10 (1 June 2015)

Origin Stories are Really-Cool. It is the Foundation of All Mythology. This One Takes Some Liberties with the Characters Involved in the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby Comic from 1962, but the X-Men Have Had So Many Members Over the Years that Modern Audiences Might Not Care that Much.
Perhaps One of the Reasons that the X-Men Comics and the Movie Franchise is So Popular is Because of the Number and Diversity of Characters and an Ever Changing Roster of Interesting Mutants.
So the Altering of the Team's Origin Story isn't as Heavy as Say a Bat-Man, Superman, or Spider-Man Origin. With the Single Super-Hero Concept the One Beginning Cannot Really be Changed That Much Without Causing Blowback of Behemoth Proportions.
This is Another Exciting, Extraordinary, Execution from the Marvel Universe. Setting the Film in 1962 and Wrapping it Around the Cuban Missile Crisis was Inspirational and the "Brink of Nuclear War" Plot Adds a Certain Depth to the Thing. Kudos to Director Matthew Vaughn Along with Some Great Casting and Flashy and Superb SFX from John Dykstra.
It Brings Along Social Commentary that is Delivered Amongst the Overwhelming Visuals Making it Easy to Absorb. This One is a Clever and Welcome Entertainment, Not Only in the Super-Hero Genre, but in the World of Big-Budget, Summer Blockbuster, Eye-Candy Fun. The Super-Hero Movie, When Done Right, is More Than That and This Is.