Did Not Live Up to the Hype

Rating: 4/10 (29 May 2006)

The characters were interesting. Costuming was excellent. Every one of the cast was beautiful to look at. The acting was fine. The first 20 minutes of the film were intriguing. The introduction of Angel was dramatic.
Then the movie went nowhere. Pacing was off. There was no momentum.
Halle Berry may have gotten more lines, but the Storm character was written to be dim witted. Most of the time, a male Xman has to tell her when it is time to use her powers. But, after all, the movie was misogynistic, with men calling women bitches.
So promising, even after the first 20 minutes, but, I don't understand why Ratner fumbled so badly.