One of the best Comic Book adaptations to Date

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2003)

I am never one to write a review considering how picky I am about films. However, I have chosen this time to look past that because I was literally blown away from the overall feel of X-Men 2. I have been an X-Men fan for 7 years now long before the movie came out because I fell in love with the various X-Men comic books. This film was smart, funny, and packed with action. It did an excellent job continuing the X-Men story versus just recycling the same storyline and characters.
It picked up where the other film left off and introduced some great characters like Nightcrawler and Lady Deathstrike. I have noticed some complaints by others who felt some characters didn't get the attention that they deserved like Cyclops and Colossus, but what people don't realize is that this is a COMIC BOOK ADAPTATION! Many times in comic books some characters will get a lot of attention in one comic book and you won't even see them in the next.
So, to the critics out there who felt they should have spent more time on the new characters introduced and also on the old characters from the original film please keep in mind the film was already 135 minutes. Overall, I think they did an excellent job sticking to the characters development and looking more deeply into some of the characters lives. Also, the special effects were just awesome and at the same time didn't distract from the overall feel of the movie but added to it. I sincerely hope that if you haven't seen this movie you go see it now!