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X-Men 27 Aug 00

I never read the comic, and the film is clearly built to set up a franchise, but it does so brilliantly. Compact mostly without being rushed, I felt I'd really been introduced to a vivid world with vivid characters, and I'm looking forward to returning. The half grade down was for an insufficiently exciting ending, but no matter. Now that they've taken me there, I'm looking forward to part two. A-



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