Review of X-Men: First Class (2011) by Elias N — 11 Dec 2016
WHAT I LIKED: Going back and seeing the birth of these characters might sound like it's scraping the barrell, but they make 'X-Men: First Class' entirely viable by delving even further into the philosophies and reasoning of Erik and Charles. This development is aided further by a story that also studies the themes of before in more detail, and as a result of all these things you've got yourself a prequel that truly adds something to the experience when watching the original trilogy. In it's own right, it's also by far the most stylish X-Men film to date thanks to a great retro feel and an appropraite score from Henry Jackman.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: The script is so desperate to establish and explain everything that it rather forgets to tell an emotionally engaging story. This tick-box accuracy means we get well-established characters and themes, but it also means we get very little time with each scene - and thus less engagement than we might expect.
VERDICT: First Class delivers a lot, but I'd rather it delivered less with more emotion.
This review of X-Men: First Class (2011) was written by Elias N on 11 Dec 2016.
X-Men: First Class has generally received very positive reviews.
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