That is no small thing given the number of Hollywood attempts that have presented nothing more than hokey losers in bad tights. Finally, the effects have caught up to the vision, with a script that is at least able to keep up. Here, when people fly you don't look for the strings. When Storm shows her range of natural powers, or Cyclops lets rip with his laser eyes, you gasp at the spectacle. When Wolverine unleashes his claws it is seriously cool.
Giants walk the screen.
For those wondering why anybody would make a movie based on '80s pop band the Uncanny X-Men, we should warn that Brian Mannix is nowhere in sight. The star of the X-Men, and the film, is Wolverine, played with wonderful gruffness and attitude by the unlikely figure of Australia's Hugh Jackman . This is a role that will catapult Jackman up the star rankings in America. He looks buff, while his mix of cynicism, one-liners and underlying good is perfect. Must be a talking point when she goes to a party.