Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

priceturner What bad can I say about the film that kicked off modern superhero films in general. Other than its extremely dated. The visuals are very old, the dialogue is awkward, and the costumes while cool, could've been more comic inspired especially after seeing what we have now. Other than this the performances are fantastic Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Famke Jansen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, and Ian McKellen clearly did their research and deliver only the best portrayals of their superhero/villain counterparts. The action is also really cool and just seeing these characters on screen for the first time is pretty amazing. While it doesn't stand the test of time well. X-Men still deserves some love for launching what we have now and giving us a fun ride that would later be surpassed by its predecessors.

paulclaassen Very classy sci-fi fantasy with an exceptional cast, good music and all-round fantastic production. Very entertaining indeed!

minerex-91500 Everything about this film is done perfectly. Hugh Jackman surprisingly is great as Wolverine, despite this being his "odd one out" performance, and Patrick Stewart is especially memorable as Proffesor X. I also liked the casting decisions of James Marsden as Cyclops and Halle Berry as Storm, but I wasn't a huge fan of how their characters were somewhat underdeveloped.So basically, the plot revolves around Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen) trying to hunt down Wolverine for some unknown reason, even though SPOILER ALERT: He actually wants Rogue. The biggest problem I have with the plot is that it doesn't make sense to me why Magneto wants Rogue because all she can do is make someone have a heart attack, meanwhile Wolverine has a full skeleton made of adamantium.Surprisingly, this movie holds up in a dated sort of way because it's an all around 1990s/2000s movie. It's theme still holds true today and I felt that it was presented in the best way possible. Not to mention that

Owen Ogletree This in addition to being the start of the "X-Men" franchise was also the first superhero film of the 2000s as well as the first major adaption of a Marvel comic. This was a pretty solid movie with plenty going for it, even if there was better to come.Of course, one of the best things about this franchise is Hugh Jackman's portrayal of Logan/Wolverine. He is a tough joker and someone you don't wanna mess with and also very interesting to watch. He was made for the role just like how Christopher Reeve was made for Superman and Robert Downey Jr. was made for Iron Man.Many of the supporting characters are also interesting. Patrick Stewart is great as Professor Charles Xavier and Ian McKellen makes for a great villain in Magneto. Mystique, Storm, Cyclops, and Sabertooth also compliment the film nicely.The film has a solid enough story and some pretty exciting action sequences. I also liked the music score.However, one issue is that a lot of the supporting characters, while cool, weren't developed quite enough. One character I didn't care for was Anna Paquin's Rogue, who was a bit whiny.There isn't really anything to make the film anything more than solid. It really kind of felt like they were holding back some with this film. It isn't surprising that director Bryan Singer considers this to be the "prologue" to the "X-Men" series.It's still a good, solid movie that laid the groundwork for the "X-Men" movies. There would be better superhero films to come, but this is still worth watching.RATING: B