X-Men: First Class (2011)
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Reviews Counted: 243
Fresh: 212 | Rotten: 31
With a strong script, stylish direction, and powerful performances from its well-rounded cast, X-Men: First Class is a welcome return to form for the franchise.
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Critic Reviews: 46
Fresh: 32 | Rotten: 14
With a strong script, stylish direction, and powerful performances from its well-rounded cast, X-Men: First Class is a welcome return to form for the franchise.
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Movie Info
X-Men: First Class unveils the epic beginning of the X-Men saga - and a secret history of the Cold War and our world at the brink of nuclear Armageddon. As the first class discovers, harnesses, and comes to terms with their formidable powers, alliances are formed that will shape the eternal war between the heroes and villains of the X-Men universe. -- (C) Fox
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Cast
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James McAvoy
Charles Xavier, Char... -
Michael Fassbender
Erik Lehnsherr / Mag... -
Kevin Bacon
Sebastian Shaw -
Rose Byrne
Dr. Moira MacTaggert... -
Jennifer Lawrence
Mystique, Raven Dark... -
Oliver Platt
Man in Black -
Caleb Jones
Banshee, Sean Cassid... -
Alex Gonzalez
Janos Quested/Riptid... -
Nicholas Hoult
Beast, Hank McCoy / ... -
January Jones
Emma Frost -
Edi Gathegi
Armando Munoz/Darwin -
Jason Flemyng
Azazel -
Zöe Kravitz
Angel Salvadore -
Laurence Belcher
Charles Xavier (12 Y... -
Bill Milner
Young Erik -
Morgan Lily
Young Raven (10 Year... -
Beth Goddard
Mrs. Xavier -
Corey Johnson
Chief Warden -
Lucas Till
Alex Summers / Havok... -
Demitri Goritsas
Levene -
Glenn Morshower
Colonel Hendry -
Don Creech
William Stryker -
Matt Craven
CIA Director McCone -
James Remar
US General -
Ludger Pistor
1st German, Pig Farm... -
Wilifried Hochholdin...
2nd German, Tailor -
Greg Kolpakchi
Russian Soldier No. ... -
Andrei Zayats
Russian Soldier No. ... -
Rade Sherbedgia
Russian General -
Ray Wise
Secretary of State -
Michael Medeiros
Political Officer -
Olek Krupa
Soviet Captain -
Yuri Naumkin
Soviet Fire Control -
Gene Farber
Soviet Radioman -
David Agranov
Soviet NCO -
Katrine De Candole
Swiss Receptionist -
James Faulkner
Swiss Bank Manager -
?va Magyar
Edie Lensherr -
Annabelle Wallis
Co-Ed -
Juan Herrera
Airport Worker -
Greg Savage
Coastguard -
Jarid Faubel
US Fire Control Offi... -
Gregory Cox
Dr. Leigh -
Josh Cohen
Junior Aget No. 1 -
David Crow
Weasley Agent -
Kieran Patrick Campb...
Little Boy -
Sasha Pieterse
Teenage Girl -
Brendan Fehr
Communications Offic... -
Michael Ironside
Captain -
Jason Beghe
XO -
Veniamin Manzyuk
Lt. Commander -
Tony Curran
Man in Black Suit Ag... -
Randall Batinkoff
Man in Black Suit Ag... -
Peter Stark
Storm Trooper No. 1 -
Leonard Redlich
Storm Trooper No. 2 -
Carlos Besse Peres
German Bartender -
Sean Brown
Russian Chopper Pilo... -
Neil Fingleton
Russian General's Bo... -
Marios
Russian General's Bo... -
Georg Nikoloff
Mr. Lensherr (Erik's... -
Arthur Darbinyan
Aral Sea Captain -
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All Critics (244) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (212) | Rotten (31) | DVD (8)
The climax is the biggest letdown, a giant hash of crosscutting and unremarkable (in an era in which we've seen everything) CGI.
Top CriticAs X-Men films go, this one gets the job done and is certainly better than Last Stand or Wolverine. But there are still just too darn many X-Men.
Looks and feels like a very cheesy Cold War-era B movie...
It uses the themes of the previous movies to build an intelligent, fast-paced, and highly entertaining prequel.
This blazing "pre-boot" breathes new life into the sagging franchise
New decade; same ol' same ol'.
A competently made, sporadically entertaining superhero action movie that will make a lot of money for Marvel and Fox.
Good, clean summer movie fun where the money they spend is up on the screen - with actors and effects
Magneto used to be a globe-trotting Bond-a-like and Xavier was a beer-chugging ladies man? Admit it, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart suddenly seem much more interesting.
As visually impressive as X-Men: First Class can be, Vaughn is a natural storyteller and he never loses sight of what the big picture is.
This new entry to the "X-Men" saga will please fans and non-fans of the comic book heroes alike, shaking things up by giving us a little something new from the franchise.
Matthew Vaughn still proves that he's a terrific and entertaining filmmaker, while still retaining a distinct style.
Comic-book lovers, fans of alternate history, and fantasy-prone moviegoers in general are all sure to find something to love about X-Men: First Class.
One of the five worst films of 2011. Inexplicably acclaimed, incredibly dumb.
A first-rate action film with great special effects and an effective origin tale to tell--perhaps the best of the X-Men series so far.
With so many characters to introduce or reintroduce, Vaughn has a lot of ground to cover, and he does it in a way that at once feels retro and modern.
There's something to be respected about a film that doesn't spend most of its time in mindless action
While it never reaches the intelligence or character richness of the first two X-Men films, it's still the superior superhero spectacle of 2011 to date.
As a story of the founding of the mutant academy, First Class delivers on the double meaning of its title, twice.
In Matthew Vaughn's pitch-perfect, fluid, sparklingly edited movie, we learn about demons. And wouldn't you know it? It's all about Jewish revenge.
Its attributes and weaknesses can be broken down into two categories: the relationship between Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender), and everything else
In a summer unfortunately glutted with superhero movies, every one an origins story, X-Men: First Class not only eclipses its competition, but also each of its franchise predecessors.
First Class might even be too good for its predecessors' comfort. An unintended consequence of its sure handed grip on character is the retroactive tarnishing of the original films.
Not only the best X-Men film to date, but the best superhero flick yet.
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- William Stryker: I've seen this before in a magic show. Are you going to ask us to think of a number from 1 to 10?
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- Erik Lensherr: They don't have a name. It was taken from them by pig farmers and tailors.
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- Professor Charles Xavier: But I'd rather ask you about the Jupiter missile's that America is currently putting in Turkey.
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- Sean Cassidy/Banshee: Man i wanted to be Mystique!
- Raven Darkholme / Mystique: Well tough i called it.
- Raven Darkholme / Mystique: And i'm way more mysterious than you.
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- Colonel Hendry: I knew better than to trust you. Now you give me back my money or I will pull this pin and we all die.
- Sebastian Shaw: Go ahead, pull it.
- Colonel Hendry: I swear to god I'll do it.
- Sebastian Shaw: No you won't but I will.
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- Sebastian Shaw: The telepath?
- Azazel: Not here.
- Sebastian Shaw: Well that's a shame. Well at least I can take this silly thing off.
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