Hmmmmm. Not bad....

Rating: 7/10 (26 May 2006)

Well, I've just seen the new X-Men flick, and as an X-phile I can say that it was.... 'Ok'. I was worried when I saw that Bryan Singer buggered off to do Superman instead and saw the highlights of Brett Ratner's career being Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2.... But it was actually pretty OK.
BUT... What a strange choice of villains! Why bother using Juggernaut in such a minor way? Also - am I wrong, or is he, in fact, not a mutant? WHY use Arclight? Surely one of the worst of the Marauders! Why bother with Pyro? Why have Madrox as a bad guy? Surely he's a good guy all the way for X-fans! Why decide to jib off Mystique? And why bother bringing Jean back? Apocalypse.... Shoulda been Apocalypse.....
Still, at least they killed Cyclops, which was a GREAT move! He was such an unbelievable goon....
Not bad though! And not just for fanboys!