very solid

Rating: 8/10 (4 June 2011)

For a while, this reminded me of the first Iron Man. Very entertaining story, but not much action (not that that's a bad thing.) But then the final action sequence took this a notch above. The story is very well-written and the acting is very good all around. And the big action set-piece is just long enough and is the perfect climax for all the story lines throughout the movie. Plus the action is actually really cool, unlike Iron Man. The team aspect of the X-Men is capitalized upon during the climax, and it's awesome. The special effects are good enough, but won't blow your mind or anything. It might be a tad too long, but overall it's well-cast and well-paced, and most importantly, it reinvigorates the X-Men film franchise after The Last Stand and Wolverine had almost eliminated any goodwill it had left. Matthew Vaughn and everyone else involved with adapting the story deserve a ton of credit for this hugely entertaining film.