Review of X-Men: First Class (2011) by Jeffrey B — 01 Oct 2014

A great prequel/reboot of the X-Men live-action franchise.

This review of X-Men: First Class (2011) was written by Jeffrey B on 01 Oct 2014.

X-Men: First Class has generally received very positive reviews.

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