Exceptional Action/Special effects

Rating: 10/10 (25 May 2006)

First up I must declare I am NOT an X-Men zealot and have never read the comics.
Secondly having seen the first two I was dragged kicking and screaming to see this one and I have to ask myself why my view is so different to the 'critics'.
I felt the power generated in the characters, particularly Pheonix who I thought swallowed the audience whole.
With so many special effects movies around these days it was particularly enjoyable to find one that actually achieved 'suspension of disbelief', I found myself totally into the movie and couldn't wait to text friends with my find.
If I had one criticism it was the casting of Kelsey Grammar, to see him in a sincere role was too much of a leap for me.
In contrast to The Da Vinci Code which I found a waste of time X-Men has my vote without reservation.