X-Men First Class Review

Lately, there have been some rather terrible franchise reboots occupying box offices, from Disney’s “Tron: Legacy,” to “Clash of the Titans.” But those failures pale in comparison to the wreck that was 2009’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” which was universally panned by critics and seemingly left its franchise for dead. Surprisingly, though, Matthew Vaughn’s “X-Men: First Class” succeeds in being everything that “Origins” was not: exciting, deep, and coherent. “First Class” delves into the relationships and back-stories of some of the most notable characters in the X-Men universe—namely Charles Xavier/Professor X (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (Michael Fassbender)—and  succeeds in complicating an aging franchise without sacrificing the characteristic sense of action and adventure of the X-Men movies. X-Men First Class Review The standout features of “First Class” are the dark and oft-disturbing origin stories of the mutants that later come to be known as the X-…

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X-Men First Class Review