Good, but not great.

Rating: 7/10 (28 May 2006)

I am a huge fan of X-Men. I have been since fox launched the cartoon in the 90's. I also thought Bryan Singer did an excellent job with the first two films. They were both accessible to fans of the comic and newcomers to the franchise. Bratt Ratner didn't do a bad job, however I think he tried a bit to hard to make a great movie, so we got a good one instead. There were too many mutants!!!! It was very difficult to keep track of everyone on screen. James Marsden and Anna PAquin were reduced to almost cameo roles, and new mutants like Shawdowcat and Collosus were not given enough time to establish themselves as major players. The movie did however keep the excellent underlying social issues the X-men comics/movies have dealt with. Issues of Racism, homosexuality etc in the film. I do recommend this movie, I just wish Bratt Ratner had given the mutants time to establish themselves.