Enjoyable but still lacking...

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2003)

A few days ago, I watched the movie at the local cinema, and I had mixed feelings about the movie. It was certainly entertaining to see new mutants (i.e., Nightcrawler, Colossus, etc.), but unfortunately we were not introduced to any new villainous mutants (i.e., it would have been interesting to see them fight Apocalypse or Sinister), with the exception of Jason, who was a powerful telepath with the ability to project illusions. Actually, when it came to Jason, I thought that he was more misled/coerced than evil.
As for the movie itself, the plot was not that interesting, with the exception of Wolverine's origins (I've always enjoyed that plot). Certainly not as imaginative as the first movie's plot. However, the action sequences (and some of the comedy), the continuity of the movie (with the exception of Rogue's accent or lack thereof) and Magneto's escape from prison (one of the coolest scenes in the entire movie) helped make up for the some-what unimaginative plot.
And fortunately the ending of the movie (which I will not divulge) implies a promising/more interesting sequel...
All in all, it was an entertaining movie, and I do plan to purchase the release (perhaps as a used DVD), but it did not exactly meet my expectations of how the sequel could have been played out (and no, I cannot do any better myself, but I do know what I like). I rated this movie 8/10, but I was hoping the movie was going to rate a 10/10.