X-Men (2000)
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 155
Fresh: 127 | Rotten: 28
Faithful to the comics and filled with action, X-Men brings a crowded slate of classic Marvel characters to the screen with a talented ensemble cast and surprisingly sharp narrative focus.
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 35
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 14
Faithful to the comics and filled with action, X-Men brings a crowded slate of classic Marvel characters to the screen with a talented ensemble cast and surprisingly sharp narrative focus.
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One of the most popular superhero teams in comic book history finally comes to the screen in this big-budget adaptation of the long-running Marvel Comics series. Psychic Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) leads a school of skilled mutants called X-Men, a peacekeeping force to safeguard the world against a race of genetically mutated humans known as Homo Sapiens Superior. However, Magneto (Ian McKellen), a mutant with a powerful magnetic charge, has also begun to organize a team to strike first
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Cast
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Hugh Jackman
Wolverine -
Patrick Stewart
Prof. Charles Xavier -
Ian McKellen
Magneto -
Famke Janssen
Jean Grey -
James Marsden
Cyclops -
Halle Berry
Storm -
Anna Paquin
Rogue -
Tyler Mane
Sabretooth -
Ray Park
The Toad -
Rebecca Romijn
Mystique -
Bruce Davison
Senator Kelly -
Matthew Sharp
Henry Guyrich -
Brett Morris
Young Magneto -
Stan Lee
Hotdog vendor -
Alex Burton
Pyro/John
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All Critics (156) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (127) | Rotten (28) | DVD (54)
The most beautiful, strange, and exciting comic-book movie since the original Batman.
Top CriticX-Men plays like a so-so middle chapter of an epic series rather than a fitting kickoff.
Apart from the brushed metal production design and pin-sharp camerawork, this offers only moderate excitement.
It's a rich, impressive comic-book fantasy.
All these characters with their odd powers are inherently absurd and they throw a barrel of wrenches into the machinery of a coherent narrative.
A rarity, a comic-book movie with a satisfying cinematic design and protagonists you want to watch.
The deft way that Singer and company have transferred the action comics to the big screen reps one of the best efforts since Superman II.
These are superheroes who largely regret their powers because of the trouble that they bring.
Of course, the wide-open ending practically shrieks "sequel," so rest assured this is only the beginning of a new super-franchise. Here's hoping Joel Schumacher doesn't get his hands on it.
X-Men's myriad of positive attributes generally compensate for its less-than-enthralling stretches.
Comic-book adaptation has brains, brawn, and style.
Good direction and talented ensemble
A very good comic book adaptation with great performances, true entertainment value, and wonderful direction...
A superb cast and spotless direction from Bryan Singer make this one a summer must-see, and a film that goes right alongside the first Batman and Superman as genre bests.
As summer movies go, X-Men is remarkably crisp and economical.
Relative newcomer Hugh Jackman is a real find as the brooding Wolverine.
Simply a fluffy, big screen version of a simple comic book -- nothing more, nothing less.
What makes this film such a success is its seriousness on the subject of proper and improper responses to oppression, its unique and memorable characters, its cleverness and visual imagination, and its refusal to degenerate into a bloodbath.
Superior to any Batman except the 1989 movie.
Finally, a movie based on a comic book that actually succeeds.
I don't say this often, but bring on the sequel.
Call it a gift from cinema heaven.
Audience Reviews for X-Men
Super Reviewer
It does carry the feeling that's it's been rushed a little but otherwise the introduction into the X-Men world is an entertaining one. It's edgy and has good intentions to not be too formulaic like other Marvel films. The direction and story is sometimes flimsy but the actors especially Jackman, Stewart and McKellen are perfect for their roles. It has some good action sequences, style and is overall not a bad start to the franchise. By no means perfect, but a faithful adaption.
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Movies Like X-Men
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- Wolverine: Hey! it's me.
- Cyclops: Prove it!
- Wolverine: You're a dick.
- Cyclops: Okay.
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- Magneto: Let's point those claws of yours into a safer direction.
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- Magneto: Lets just say God works too slowly.
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- Rogue: When they come out does it hurt?
- Wolverine: Every time.
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- The Toad: Don't you people ever die?
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- Wolverine: Hey, it's me.
- Cyclops: Prove it.
- Wolverine: You're a dick.
- Cyclops: Okay.
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