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X-Men (2000)
Genesis
A vibrant action comic book translation with a eye to future sequels.It unfortunately travels the easy "genesis" path of why and how the heroes originate. Its about time that film makers realised that most of their audience knows the why's and wherefores. They could then concentrate on producing a movie with a strong independent storyline involving the characters.
A film about the Vietnam War does not need an explanation of the political and economic factors creating the war. Westerns stand alone without the aid of definitions of "Cowboy and Indian" culture.
Get a story- then put the heroes in it not the other way round.
Complicity (2000)
Disappointing
Brave yet flawed adaption of Iain Banks' dark novel. The characters appear flat as they wade through some bland dialogue. Jonny Lee Miller goes through the remarkable events as if he were buying socks. The shocks and surprises fail to shock or surprise. A more full on darker thrust would have prevented this from resembling a poor episode of Taggart. Well done for having a go and well done for keeping it in Scotland rather than moving it to another locale.