it not very often you get an action movie that have excite action scene and a strong story and and explanation of stuff without bogging down the entire movie . x men be one of those movie . this movie have me engage from the beginning of a young magneto go to a concentration camp and discover his power of bend metal and rogue discover the hard way of her ability to take another mutant power ( or the life from a non mutant ) . the action scene be extremely exciting and engage . from the small skirmish wolverine and magneto have on board a train to cyclops and storm fight with sabretooth and toad inside the train station to the huge climatic duke out inside the statue of liberty and the battle scenes kept me on the edge of my seat and want more . even when professor x be explain to wolverine about his school and mutantism and it do not bog down the story at all and but keep it go a we get a good understanding of what be to happen . the end be great and leave it open for more a magneto sit in his plastic prison cell and telling professor x on his way out that the cell can not hold him forever and leave it open for the sequel . if you enjoy action movie and marvel comic and or superheroes in general and this be a must see movie and an x cellent kick off to one of my favorite movie trilogy .