This movie is horrible

Rating: 2/10 (4 June 2011)

OK, where do I start? It's hard to imagine that there is an X-Men movie out there that is actually worse than Wolverine Origins, but it exists. Guess which one it is! X-Men: First Class starts off with some promise and then fails so miserably to deliver that I tried to get refunded on my snacks that I bought since they were ingested while I was watching this terrible excuse for a movie. I soon remembered that they were purchased at Stop and Shop, however, and was not able to do so. I don't know what the hell is going on, but for some reason critics are calling this an entertaining summer movie. I think these "critics" are either hammered, payed off, or inept.
To me, an entertaining movie is one that leaves the viewer with some form of contentment after it ends; characters develop, plots and subplots merge, and there is a cohesive quality to the thing that makes it one whole film and not just a bunch of scenes thrown together in a somewhat logical manner. X-Men: First Class felt like the latter. The acting is sub-par, and the emotions are forced and laughable. Beast looks dumb as hell, and none of the new mutants have any pizazz.
The biggest problem this movie has is its severe lack of faith in its audience. For example: when Professor X does telekinetic shenanigans, the camera shoots from his head into another person's head just so that the viewer knows that he is now in that person's head. I mean, that's movie magic people. Come on, you don't have to make a POV mind bullet to let us know what's going on, and you don't need to do a slow zoom in on a character for 3 full seconds to hint at a possible love interest (Mystique).
I'm rambling here, but I don't feel like planning out an essay for this review because this movie doesn't deserve it. I'm not sure what's going on in the world because people seem to be mutually accepting of this horrible movie, but please, for the love of God, don't waste your money on this wanna be reboot; it is not worth it. However, if you want to see a bunch of semi-talented actors talk way too much, fight way too little, and clumsily make their way through a terrible re-imagining of the Cuban Missile crisis, be my guest. Hey, you're probably dumb, so you may like it.