The Template of a Four-Star Motion Picture!

Rating: Null/10 (13 February 2004)

There is something innate about the characters created in these two movies.
Something so real -- so human, that I ponder Romero's question: Who are the real evil bad guys? The brain eating zombies? Or the 'normal' people.
For anyone who has felt 'different' than their peers, and who hasn't? X-Men United brings together a collection of rich personalities, each armed with their own M.O. and yet none of them come off as a stereotype. None of them are not real. None of them have been cut out of the typical cardboard character reservoir, Hollywood is known for. For every Kurt Wagner, for every Pyro Boy -- for every man and woman whose wanted to actually talk to the President of the United States, and say -- hey "You're removed from the day to day reality of your country, dude!" This movie skillfully endears us to the struggle we've all been through -- the desire to be accepted for who we are, not what you think we are. The gambit of emotions delicately balanced here is a testament to Bryan Singer's genius as a film maker.