X-men: First Class
In the early 60's following a war; there were some mutants with superhuman abilities most notably are Charles and Erik but in the event of things they all developed different ideology and operated differently.
July 19, 1979 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
15 August 1990, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
7 December 1989, Garland, Texas, USA
25 January 1985, Enfield, London, England, UK
13 December 1969, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
11 April 2000, Santa Monica, California, USA
12 March 1960, New York City, New York, USA
March 11, 2016
Many of the scenes could have been trimmed, and there's a serious Hugh Jackman-shaped void in the comedy stakes, but for the most part, X really hits the spot.
July 14, 2015
That First Class also offers up a decent narrative about the importance of self-love, family bonding and friendship gives it extra dimension -- even if the overall dramatic range only goes X to Z.
October 07, 2011
As 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.
July 14, 2015
Neither exhilarating nor entirely dismissible.
June 03, 2011
It uses the themes of the previous movies to build an intelligent, fast-paced, and highly entertaining prequel.
August 03, 2013
The climax is the biggest letdown, a giant hash of crosscutting and unremarkable (in an era in which we've seen everything) CGI.
June 03, 2011
This blazing "pre-boot" breathes new life into the sagging franchise
June 27, 2011
Looks and feels like a very cheesy Cold War-era B movie...
July 14, 2015
For reasons arising from the way the X-Men film franchise has developed, this is the first Marvel movie set in the period when the characters were created, and thus able to embrace the Rat Pack cool that was part of their original charm.
July 14, 2015
In truth, the film is a very conventional summer potboiler repackaged in reasonably pretty, moderately crisp wrapping paper. In short, not quite groovy enough.
July 13, 2015
Why be so harsh and long-winded about a superhero movie? Because it's an ambitious superhero movie.
July 14, 2015
X-Men: First Class manages the neat trick of staying true to the superhero legend while also creating something fresh and exciting. This class graduates with top marks.
