Horrendous

Rating: Null/10 (13 May 2003)

I am reviewing this movie from the perspective of someone who was never a big fan of the comic. It is not that I didn't like the comic, but I never had the urge to get into it. I preferred Fantastic Four, Spiderman, Superman, and the Hulk as opposed to the slightly more intellectual and sophisticated X-men. Somehow my view of the x-men as a dull comic was just doubly reinforced by this exceedingly tiresome, pointless, and boring film. It was not funny, the plot stunk, and even the action was insipid in todays climate of ultra-special effects. Film-making, is still an art form and this movie was completely artless even in the context of making a movie based on a comic strip. The best scene was the opening scene with Night Crawler, by far the most intriguing character in the film. Wolverine was utterly predictable, lackluster and had no edge like the comic apparently had, and storm was lame as well, including her stupid storm power.

The movie took on an endless drone of a plot which no one could possibly care about. I didn't even care about the surprise in the film. Superman for instance, had funny interesting characters, such as the great Gene Hackman and Ned Beatty playing Lex Luther and his stupid sidekick, as well as Reeve who was quite humorous and enjoyable as the dorky Clark Kent. The special effects were also somewhat ground breaking at the time but really the smarmy humor, story and characters made it enjoyable. Not one actor in the x-men was worth a dime or given a chance to show any talent. Did I mention Wolverine sucked? Even the musical score was outstanding in Superman. The x-men, not groundbreaking in its special effects, lacked any semblance of humor and didn't make up for it with intensity. It had a completely forgettable score and was filmed in this modern day plastic, generic style that put me to sleep.
As I said before, the only decent thing in the film was Night Crawler. To all you die=hard adult x-men fans who give a crap about these comic book characters and their powers, etc., get a life, and don't let your loyalty drive you to spend a dime on this moron film unless you yourself are an artless moron.