December 16, 2014

X-Men

from my 100 Popular Movies Marathon, part 44 of 100



X-Men, 2000. Superhuman good guys don't want superhuman bad guys to kill people.

Directed by Bryan Singer. Written by David Hayter; story by Tom DeSanto, & Singer. Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, & Ian McKellen, with Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, & Anna Paquin.

Concept: Ah, the days when every superhero movie didn't have to be an origin story... B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: It's interesting how little this has aged (unlike the Spider-Man movies of that era); it's pretty close in tone to what Marvel was doing just a couple years ago. B

GPA: 2.6/4

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