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X-Men

2000

Bryan Singer

Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin ...

6.5

114,143

Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Action. Thriller Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, X-MEN takes place in the near future, as certain humans are evolving into mutants with special powers. In the Canadian wilderness, a young runaway mutant named Rogue (Anna Paquin) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), a bad-tempered, quick-healing mutant with retractable metal claws, are suddenly attacked by the powerful Magneto (Ian McKellen) and his lackeys. Fortunately, Cyclops (James ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	David Denby The New Yorker	"The most beautiful, strange, and exciting comic-book movie since the original Batman"	POS
United States	Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"The filmmakers' love for these characters and their histories is obvious, but it's just as obvious that they doesn't have any distance. There are elements that work on the page that just don't lend themselves to film."	NEU
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"It’s an accomplished piece of work with considerable pulp watchability to it"	POS
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"Plays like a so-so middle chapter of an epic series rather than a fitting kickoff"	NEU
United States	Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald	"The most enjoyable piece of pop fantasy of the summer; sleek, elegant, exciting and wildly, outrageously imaginative"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The film boasts FX wonders (...) but Singer earns cheers for giving 'X-Men' a haunted aura that honors its source (...) It sucks that this shoppily edited film appears rushed and incoherent"	NEU
United Kingdom	Colin Kennedy Empire	"A solid start to the X-men franchise, which rapidly introduces the key characters and sets things up for the sequels to come (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"I started out liking this movie, while waiting for something really interesting to happen. When nothing did, I still didn't dislike it; I assume the X-Men will further develop their personalities if there is a sequel (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU

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