X-Men: First Class
Rating: 9.2/10
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, January Jones, Kevin Bacon
Written By: Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn
Music By: Henry Jackman
Edited By: Eddie Hamilton, Lee Smith
Produced By: 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment
Budget: $120 million
Runtime: 132 minutes
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality, and a violent image
Serving as a prequel to the X-Men trilogy, First Class takes us back to the 1960s to show how it all started. It brings all the thrills and excitement one expects from an action-packed summer blockbuster while giving us an intimate look at the growing relationship between Charles and Erik. In the end, First Class is a solid superhero film well worth the ticket price. -BE ADVISED THAT THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS-
