Hey this isn't bad.

Rating: 7/10 (27 May 2006)

I had fun with it. Sure they cram in wayyy too many muties--the Blob, for example shows up, along with some others that you'd know only if you read the comics regular-but who cares? They were hit w/ tons of complaints of not enough for the first couple, so in this one-you get what you asked for, and then some.
What's good? McKellan, Stewart, Wolverine, Halle Berry is improved and given more to do, the whole San Fran fight at the end. All tops.
What's not so great? Cyclops isn't shown being killed on screen, Jean Grey just sorta stands around during the big battle, some of the lines were awful, Frasier Crane's makeup kinda bad. He himself was fine, though. I liked that much of it.
Check this out. Ratner isn't my fave director but did pull this off rather well. I think if you give it a chance, Singer or no Singer, you will like what you see.
*** outta ****