Okay so I'm not some X-Men geek/nerd/dork and I'm not even well-versed in the whole idea of it either. I've seen most of the movies but that's pretty much it. The idea of this installment is to show how the X-Men began and what led up to it.
I'm pretty sure about half the movie is in subtitles so try not to be like the couple in the movie theater who brought their little kid to a PG-13 movie. I'm sure their kid had less of a clue than usual as to what was going on. At one point in the movie they're in Argentina and then they're in Germany, Poland, Russia, and I'm sure I'm missing somewhere. Crazy. It takes place during the Cold War, although the beginning scene happens during World War II. Speaking of the opening, it was really confusing. I was like whoah. But then I got less confused as the movie went on. Explosions, emotions, and the Banshee are all high in the movie. If you see it you'll know what I mean by the Banshee looking high, or maybe just stoned.
The storyline didn't really have anything special to it and didn't really stand out to me, but the movie did flow pretty well once I got used to the constant changes in the story from character to character. There were a few funny lines, but not much. The one time Wolverine showed up for about 10 seconds was probably the funniest scene in the movie. I did like knowing the history behind what was going on because at the high point of the movie they are in a situation during the Cuban Missile Crisis which actually did happen.
I give it: 8/10
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