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Poland, 1944, and the young Erich Lehnsherr (Bill Milner) sees his mother being gunned down because he failed to conjure up his magnetic powers for the concentration camp doctor (Bacon, playing it not so much Footloose as Screwloose). And so, as an adult, Erich (Fassbender) sets out to find the bad doctor, now an international man of misery and destruction. But other young mutants (led by McAvoy’s Professor Charles Xavier) find Erich first, and try to convince him, as they set up a school for mutants, of better ways to use his special powers. And rage.

THE VERDICT: Marvel are calling it a reboot – reboot being Hollywood Latin for “We’re really, really sorry about that last outing”. Having Matthew ‘Kick-Ass’ Vaughn team up with the man behind the first two X-Men outings, Bryan Singer (both men, ironically, having separately walked away from the third), is certainly a step in the right direction, as is the casting of McAvoy and the towering Fassbender, but First Class doesn’t quite reach the parts. Or bend them. The first half-hour is terrific (thanks to Fassbender’s Bond-esque rampage of revenge), and the closing ten minutes work surprising well, but there’s a soft, meandering middle of weak supporting players (the kids being more Jersey Shore than the Fellowship of the Ring, whilst the dapper Bacon and his terror trio look like the Black Eyed Peas, only less scary) that drags this smart film down.

Review by Paul Byrne 

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  Onionhead

  

  First Class never undermines the audience nor talks down to them and does all that is expected of it. It delivers great action, humor, effects and a strong connection between heroes, villains and those developing in between. The retro design is suave and making this a period piece gives it a cool and unique flavor. The collaboration between Singer and Vaughn apparently was a perfect blend. Vaughn did a brilliant job and Singer's vision from the first two films stayed in tact and was enhanced. I have to add that the score had a perfect heroic theme but was also moving and very well done. The overall impact of this film leaves you with a great sensation of a job well done. Fast paced yet filled with depth, spellbinding visual effects and a gripping finale. In the end, they succeeded in re-establishing these characters in a superb and interesting manner. There is more to offer and more depth to appreciate. I certainly can't wait for a sequel and inclusion of Scott and Jean from the original trilogy

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  _jamo_c

  

  Very entertaining blockbuster. Some amazing scenes. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender deliver the goods. If you can get over the few plot-holes you'll have no problems with the movie. Wolverine fans shouldn't be sceptical.

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  hammer

  

• • Currently 4/5 Stars.

  adoreabubbles

  

• • Currently 4/5 Stars.

  gavinjc

  

• • Currently 3/5 Stars.

  morris88

  

  this movie was soo fun, it was really enjoyable and such an easy watch! I would definitlety recommend it to a friend but not sure if diehard xmen fans will love it!!

• • Currently 4/5 Stars.

  Beth

  

  I really enjoyed this,I liked the cheesy one liners in reference to the other films and I liked James McAvoy as Professor X.

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  Cerr

  

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  phoebe

  

  Entertaining addition to the series. It gives a good insight into how Professor x and Magneto became who they are. Worth seeing!

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  mzmental

  

  Absolutely fantastic - needed the bathroom bout 40 minutes in but I just couldn't afford to miss a single second! The choice of actors for the roles (Xavier & Magneto) were faultness & they played them superbly in their own manner. The only negative to this film was I thought they really had plenty to play with to be able to stretch the build-up of the friendship in one film and the fall-out in another but hey - what they did works! Unbelievable, sensational, first class indeed!

• • Currently 4/5 Stars.

  Hadouken65

  

  A little all over the place but not in a bad way, it fitted with the retro feel of the movie. It was basically X-Men 1 repeated though.

• • Currently 5/5 Stars.

  KennethAndrew

  

  excellent movie, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender were outstanding and set up the amazing background to x-men.

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  barber05

  

  Fantastic

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  GVAmp17

  

  felt like it was jumping around the place a bit much. despite that, Fassbender and McAvoy were fantastic. The Irish accent coming through a bit with Fassbender towards the end which felt odd considering he is magneto, previously a very English Ian McKellan. Worth a watch, and it will be added to the collection of DVDs, but lacking "something" that i cant quite put my finger on...

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  tones83

  

  Brilliant film the best of the summer so far just as good as X-Men 2

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