Gallery: X-Men

The comic-book franchise gets off to a flyer under the audacious direction of Bryan 'Usual Suspects' Singer. In a world where fantastically powered mutants live among us, Patrick Stewart's heroic egghead Professor X leads the good ones (including Hugh Jackman's grizzly Wolverine, Halle Berry's flighty weathergirl Storm and Famke Janssen's telepath Jean Grey) against the anti-human Magneto (Ian McKellen) and his villainous crew. Cool characters, breathless action and great effects - X definitely hits the spot.