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Genres:
Science Fiction
Language:
English
Running time:
1:44:18
Partner rating:
PG-13
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Hugh Jackman Wolverine
  2. Patrick Stewart Prof. Charles Xavier
  3. Ian Mckellen Magneto
  4. Halle Berry Storm
  5. Famke Janssen Jean Grey
  6. James Marsden Cyclops
  7. Anna Paquin Rogue
  8. Tyler Mane Sabretooth
  9. Ray Park The Toad
  10. Stan Lee Hotdog vendor

Directors

  1. Bryan Singer

Producers

  1. Lauren Shuler-Donner
  2. Ralph Winter

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X-Men

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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... 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 against what he believes to be a threat from humanity. When he kidnaps Rogue (Anna Paquin) from the X-Men's compound, Xavier and his forces must rescue her, even as they continue to vie with Magneto for the fearsomely strong mutant battler Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). Both Xavier and Magneto also have to contend with Senator Kelly (Bruce Davison), a heartless political leader who wants a final solution against mutants on both sides. Fighting for the forces of virtue with the X-Men are Famke Janssen as Jean Grey, Halle Berry as Storm, and James Marsden as Cyclops; Rebecca Romjin-Stamos as Mystique, Ray Park as the Toad, and Tyler Mane as Sabretooth are the minions of Magneto.

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

82%Tomatometer score: 82% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Dennis Harvey, Variety X-Men plays like a so-so middle chapter of an epic series rather than a fitting kickoff. – Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Trevor Johnston, Time Out Apart from the brushed metal production design and pin-sharp camerawork, this offers only moderate excitement. – Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    David Edelstein, Slate It's a rich, impressive comic-book fantasy. – Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail All these characters with their odd powers are inherently absurd and they throw a barrel of wrenches into the machinery of a coherent narrative. – Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Peter Rainer, New York Magazine A rarity, a comic-book movie with a satisfying cinematic design and protagonists you want to watch. – Full review External link
  6. Positive review
    Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com A distinctively absorbing entertainment, offering just enough popcorn thrills for mass audiences and just enough chewiness for hardcore sci-fi fans. – Full review External link
  7. Negative review
    Peter Travers, Rolling Stone It sucks that this choppily edited film appears rushed and incoherent in ways that cheat the story of its human resonance and the stunts of their anticipated pow.

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