Not 100% accurate to the comics, but manages to be a great movie while remaining true to the feel and meaning of the comics

Rating: 10/10 (4 May 2003)

Although the story elements sometimes clash with the comic book story lines a little, the changes are OK... Instead of recapping the whole movie, I'll just say that it felt epic. The movie was a lot longer than the first one, running over 2 hours, but everything felt great as far as plot goes. Even with this size it is unfortunate that many characters get almost no lines. Kelly Hu for example, has none as Yuriko Oyama. This I found strange as her character does appear in one of the more impressive scenes in the movie. Simultaneously, James Marsden's Cyclops gets relatively few lines, and at best you feel sorry for his character.
But the movie gives comic fans some inside jokes, and some comic geek hidden gems. The humor factor for this movie seems quite a bit higher, and overall the entire movie was much more enjoyable than the first.
Even though the plot may seem utterly unbelievable if you're thinking of it as a regular movie, those familiar with the X-Men universe and those willing to just suspend disbelief get sucked right in to the story line. Overall, this movie rocks =P