Kevin Bacon makes for an impressive understated villain Sebastien Shaw. Having it in the 60's makes for a classy affair. Of a special note Michael Fassbender as Eric Lensherr (Magneto) steals the film reminding me of Connery in his Bond heyday. and James McCafoy as Professor X delivers as well from an overly self absorbed playboy figure into the founder and guiding light of the X Men .
Damn it this feels like a Bond film, with mutants. It has that 60's chic, a worthy opponent with global ambitions , gadgets. Femme fatals and explosive action. Hell I even loved the music.
Like Blond this is a globe trotting affair but on speed with some outstanding set pieces and is a great return to form for the franchise. With some nice cameo's included to boot. As an origin tale it works well, the birth of Magneto is stunning from a man obsessesed with hunting down Nazis's in a brutal and vengful fashion this tale pulls no punches.
Eric Lensherr's quest leads to a ruthless excercise in revenge at a Bank that had my teeth on edge and Argentina figures in another scene made me think Fassbender would make a great Bond if Craig ever leaves the role. His journey to becoming Magneto is a painful and at the same time redeeming journey and he holds the screen.
The journey is well worth taking and at the moment I feel spoiled , what with Thor and now this I can't wait for the other biggies heading my way. Next week I hope to see Super 8 and as a Spielberg fan I just hope things keep getting better.
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