X-Men: First Class



I liked the original X-Men film and loved X2 even more... then came The Last Stand which received so many bad reviews I didn't bother going to see it at the cinema - and when I did finally see it - it was indeed SH*TE. I did see the Wolverine prequel, which is reviewed somewhere on this blog and it was pretty average. Now there is First Class... and this one is great.

It is great because there are some fabulous performances from James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender who portray Charles Xavier (Professor X) and Erik Lensherr (Magneto) respectively. These two actors hold the film together and their contrasting motivations along with their friendship really make the film work. The scenes are cut together quickly and everyone of them forwards the story. The action takes place all over the world and culminates with the fledgling X-Men having to take on the energy absorbing Sebastian Shaw played by an evil Kevin Bacon and his cohorts the Hellfire Club as they try to trigger nuclear armageddon during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Excellent entertainment.

Rating: 8/10