Many interesting mutants are introduced through strong story and cool fights

Rating: 7/10 (12 June 2020)

Great story and plot; the powers are used and shown very well; casting and performances are great, especially Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X, Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine, Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, Halle Berry as Ororo Munroe/Storm, Famke Janssen as Dr. Jean Grey, James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos as Raven Darkhölme/Mystique, Brian Cox as Colonel William Stryker, Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, Anna Paquin as Marie/Rogue, Shawn Ashmore as Bobby Drake/Iceman, Aaron Stanford as John Allerdyce/Pyro and Kelly Hu as Yuriko Oyama/Deathstrike; good production design, visual & special effects (Nightcrawler, adamantium claws, Professor X freezes everyone in time), props, music, costumes and make-up (Nightcrawler and Mystique). Cyclops is still depowered and does not do anything significant. Jean Grey uses her power very well only at the end of the movie. Jean's decision to sacrifice herself is very questionable and irrational, it is done so only for future movie plot. Mystique's plan to release Magneto, Magneto's escape scene, Wolverine vs Deathclaw, Nightcrawler teleportation scenes and Storm's tornadoes scene are all so cool.