Critic Reviews
X-Men (2000) Rank 3 Reviews
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based on (365) reviews
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Days of Thunder (Travis Hoover)
TNT RoughCut (J. Rentilly)
One of this year's most dazzling entertainments, not to mention one of the best comic-book movies ever made. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at TNT RoughCut (J. Rentilly)
Bad Movie Night
Baltimore City Paper (Joe MacLeod)
Baltimore City Paper (Ian Grey)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker)
Singer deftly crafts a sleek, unusually tight film that balances comic-book adventure, pulp opera and the fear of being different. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker)
San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)
San Francisco Chronicle (Bob Graham)
The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)
Bullz-Eye.com
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
DVD Clinic ("Indiana Sev")
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
The World's Greatest Critic! (J.C. Maçek III)
Well, I saw the X-Men movie early the night before it debuted in theatres (employee showing at Main Place). I didn't want to say this... I mean I really didn't want to say this... but the X-Men movie is pretty ...read the complete X-Men movie review at The World's Greatest Critic! (J.C. Maçek III)
Film Gazette (Veronica Mixon)
X-Men is awesome! ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Film Gazette (Veronica Mixon)
Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
MovieMaze (Thomas Straßer)
watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
While X-Men doesn't take your breath away wire-to-wire the way "The Matrix" did, it's an accomplished piece of work with considerable pulp watchability to it. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
Exciting mainly because anything can happen and does, the movie drags a bit as it approaches a climax set atop the Statue of Liberty. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)
A distinctively absorbing entertainment, offering just enough popcorn thrills for mass audiences and just enough chewiness for hardcore sci-fi fans. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)
Empire Movies (Sean Cullin)
Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
While the script never mutates into great literature, the special effects are never less than eye-boggling. And that's just what is to be expected here. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)
Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
dvdfuture.com (Adam Romig)
Movies for Guys
Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
FilmHobbit.com
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
DVD-Dweeb.Com (Oliver Korioth)
Nehring The Edge
Review at The Coffee Table Website
THE WEEKLY MOVIE REVIEW
Reviews on the Side (Steven Lekowicz)
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
Popcorn Pictures
Moovees.com (Jay Tierney)
The Love Dungeon Review
Digital Monkey Box DVD Review
The Digital Bits
Another review at The Coffee Table Website
filmcritic.com battles X-Men
DVD Review e-zine
release.
"X-Men" is set several years in the future, where mutants, humans born with special powers, are common. The film brings us into the middle of a war with three sides vying for power. There is Senator Kelly (Bruce Davison), who is convinced ...read the complete X-Men movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Reel Criticism
A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Deranged Video Dude (Robert Wurth)
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
The most enjoyable piece of pop fantasy of the summer; sleek, elegant, exciting and wildly, outrageously imaginative. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Boston Herald (James Verniere)
Brandon Herring
Michael Dequina
Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Loaded with fine performances, traffics in audacious images and generally comports itself with a great deal more grace and gravitas than most movies with roots in fantastic themes. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Bucket Reviews (--)
Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
DVD Clinic ("Dr. Drew")
Baltimore Sun (Ann Hornaday)
X-Men flies to the rescue with superheroes who have real substance. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Baltimore Sun (Ann Hornaday)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Doesn't match up against the new millennium martial artistry of "The Matrix," nor do the special effects - but he knows how to establish characters and relationships. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Chad Polenz (Chad Polenz)
rec.arts.movies.reviews (Brandon Herring)
New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Spectacular special effects and sets. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
San Francisco Chronicle (Bob Graham)
This feast of fantasy is worth it. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Bob Graham)
Boston Herald (James Verniere)
New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
A solid action story with inventive battles (one on the Statue of Liberty) and satisfyingly gooey special effects. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
[ X-Men ] is a rousing adventure told in true super hero fashion. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
DVD Talk (Geoffrey Kleinman)
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
An exciting, fast-paced adventure that will satisfy all audiences. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Full of creatively staged, compelling action sequences, features a strong cast, believable characters, and a healthy dose of style. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Techtite's DVD & Movie Reviews
3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)
Auteurism despite the odds. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)
Conceited Critic (Shay Casey)
It doesn’t disappoint the fanboys by dumbing things down for the mass audience, but it doesn’t keep its distance either. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Conceited Critic (Shay Casey)
Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
Director Bryan Singer has put together a very good cinematic representation of the comic book. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
For Marvel Enterprises, the arrival of X-Men on the big screen represents the culmination of efforts that stretch back more than 20 years. For that long, Marvel has been trying to get one of their properties - Spiderman, The Fantastic Four, X-Men, or any ...read the complete X-Men movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
DVD Talk (Jason Bovberg)
eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
X-Men is not a disappointment. ...read the complete X-Men movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
rec.arts.movies.reviews (Bob Bloom)
Movies for Guys
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Upon first hearing of this project I was skeptical, since it seemed virtually impossible to cram almost 40 years of comic book mythos and the dozens of main characters that are a staple of the Marvel Comics franchise into a 2 hour movie while still pleasi ...read the complete X-Men movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Bucket Reviews (--)
Hollywood Jesus Visual Reviews
DVDork.com (Chris McGeachy)
DVD Verdict (Eric Profancik)
BeyondHollywood.com
MovieFreak.com (Dennis Landmann)
Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)
WhatDVD 1.5 review
Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutations. Cyclops unleashes bolts of energy from his eyes. Storm can manipulate the weather at will. Rogue absorbs the ...read the complete X-Men movie review at WhatDVD 1.5 review
Guess the Gross
Sidekick Magazine
DVD Verdict (Harold Gervais)
Dead End Cinema
DVD review page
Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
DVDLard - Region 1 DVD Review
** The Shrubbery Reviews -- X-Men **
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Harry Knowles)
Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency
Needcoffee.com
Entertainment Insiders (Bryan Ward)
The Digital Bits
The Trades (Alex Keen)
The Net-Monster reviews "X-Men"
Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)
Criminy Pete's Knee Jerk Spoilers
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Joel Cunningham)
DVDTown (John J. Puccio)
3 Black Chicks ("Bams")
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
DVDwolf (Rob Paul)
Gamesmania editor's review of X-Men
A third Gamesmania editor's review of X-men
Gamesmania editor's review of X-Men
Movierapture (Keith Allen)
DVD MovieGuide
Light Views, Reviews & Previews
Comingsoon.net
DVD Breakdown
LowComDom Online Film Reviews
DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
txreviews.com (Curtis Edmonds)
MovieEye.com (David Litton)
The G Line DVD review
cinEncanto (José Luis Orozco)
Scifilm ("Bear")
Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
Film.com (Robert Horton)
Nearly the perfect balance between straight-faced pulp action and amused wonder at the outlandish world of comic books.