Action packed, funny, and better than the first.

Rating: Null/10 (25 May 2003)

Before I start, let me warn you, there are spoilers in this review.
Well, I finally got to see this movie last Friday night with my friends. I never thought it could have been THAT GOOD.
The movie had its ups and downs. I would've been happier if there were more character introductions, like Gambit or Psylocke, but the cast would've got too big.
On to the new characters:
Nightcrawler - Alan Cumming was great as Nightcrawler. At first I thought it was a bad choice, because I've only seen him in childish movies before. I've never got to see the... action side of him. The opening was amazing. He did well, but I was hoping for a teenage version, as seen on X-Men Evolution. But that's okay, cause this version worked for me, as well.
Pyro - There wasn't enough scenes with him. I always thought he could MAKE fire. Plus, the lighter thing was getting on my nerve. Click, click, click...
Deathstrike - Just as Pyro, she wasn't given enough scenes. She got the worst speaking part in the whole movie... a simple "What are you doing?" I think they killed her off too early. They could've developed her character more, even though Kelly Hu still shone.
Also, there were cameos of other X-Men. They included Siryn, Colossus, Jubilee, Beast, and Shadowcat.
Now, to the original cast. Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Patrick Stewart, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashomre and Halle Berry were all good. James Marsden (Cyclops) wasn't given lots of screen time. They also could've made Magneto a bit more evil. And Mystique... at least they developed her character!
This movie was easier to follow than the first. I highly recommend this movie to all X-Men lovers. 9/10