Rotten
The climax is the biggest letdown, a giant hash of crosscutting and unremarkable (in an era in which we've seen everything) CGI.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
X-Men: First Class
Witness the moment that will change our world.
2011 · 2h 12m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
Matthew Vaughn
Overview
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.
Director and cast
- Matthew Vaughn Director
- James McAvoy as Charles Xavier
- Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
- Jennifer Lawrence as Raven / Mystique
- Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert
- Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw
- January Jones as Emma Frost
- Nicholas Hoult as Hank / Beast
- Lucas Till as Alex Summers / Havok
- Zoë Kravitz Cast
- Caleb Landry Jones Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
As X-Men films go, this one gets the job done and is certainly better than Last Stand or Wolverine. But there are still just too darn many X-Men.
Leah Rozen, TheWrap
Rotten
Looks and feels like a very cheesy Cold War-era B movie...
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
It uses the themes of the previous movies to build an intelligent, fast-paced, and highly entertaining prequel.
Eric D. Snider, Film.com
Fresh
This blazing "pre-boot" breathes new life into the sagging franchise
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
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