So we now know how we had Professor X, Magneto, Beast and Mystique as one of the many awesome mutants. But do we have something as thrilling as the X-Men trilogy itself. I guess not. Specifically the X-Men finale was just as awesome as you could have expected it to be. Even "Wolverine" was much more fun to watch. But "First Class" falls short on several accounts. The story build up was fine, narration was good, but the weakest link was the direction and dialogues. The director was just not clear as to sort out things neatly and present them in a manner so as to entertain the viewer. What he does succeed in is to throw small flashes of brilliance followed by regular and recurring dull sections which majorly constitue the 1st half of the movie.
The movie moves sluggishly in 1st half and you only wish it to move more faster post interval. And it actually does but still gives you a sense of being dragged now and then. The special effects were quite good but they didn't have that 'special' impact. The thrill which you could have felt when Magneto twists and turns the bridge away in the trilogy was nowhere close to when he lifts up the submarine in 'First Class'.
The starcast is another drawback. The magic of Patrick Stewart and Mckellen could not be matched by any means. Few actors even did well while others were forcefully trying to prove that they do belong to this profession. An extremely powerful evil is an essential component of any superhero movie. The character Sebastian could have done wonders with the kind of power he had but he remained locked most of the time within the submarine (his secret hideout) making it impossible to showcase his full strength.
There were several parts that could have been edited so as to make it shorter and compact and thus improving the 1st half of this slothful movie. All throughout you have this feeling that now something's gonna happen but eventually nothing creates an awe to mystify you and wrap you up completely in its blinding awesomeness. But even after all these faults X-Men First Class isn't a bad or even just an average movie by any means. Its just a subjective correlation in which your brain involves yourself to forcefully compare it with the trilogy and Wolverine. It's a definite must watch for all X-Men followers with an attitude of not comparing it with anything else which you have seen so far and you may end up liking it.
The movie moves sluggishly in 1st half and you only wish it to move more faster post interval. And it actually does but still gives you a sense of being dragged now and then. The special effects were quite good but they didn't have that 'special' impact. The thrill which you could have felt when Magneto twists and turns the bridge away in the trilogy was nowhere close to when he lifts up the submarine in 'First Class'. The starcast is another drawback. The magic of Patrick Stewart and Mckellen could not be matched by any means. Few actors even did well while others were forcefully trying to prove that they do belong to this profession. An extremely powerful evil is an essential component of any superhero movie. The character Sebastian could have done wonders with the kind of power he had but he remained locked most of the time within the submarine (his secret hideout) making it impossible to showcase his full strength.
There were several parts that could have been edited so as to make it shorter and compact and thus improving the 1st half of this slothful movie. All throughout you have this feeling that now something's gonna happen but eventually nothing creates an awe to mystify you and wrap you up completely in its blinding awesomeness. But even after all these faults X-Men First Class isn't a bad or even just an average movie by any means. Its just a subjective correlation in which your brain involves yourself to forcefully compare it with the trilogy and Wolverine. It's a definite must watch for all X-Men followers with an attitude of not comparing it with anything else which you have seen so far and you may end up liking it.
My Verdict: 6.5/10
P.S. : Dont take this as a negative review. Go Ahead and watch it.
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