X-Men First Class Movie (2011)

X-Men First Class, another installment from the X-Men Movie series, the fifth film based on the characters in Marvel Comics, shows the early beginnings of the two mutant leaders Professor Charles Xavier (Professor X) and Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto). From the discovery of their extra-ordinary powers to forming the first class and school of mutants and how their differences/conflicts of interest & opinion turned them from being close friends/allies into enemies/rivals which also caused the division in the group of mutants.

The characters in this movie will be played by the following actors/actresses:

• James McAvoy as Charles Xavier (Professor X)
• Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto)
• Laurence Belcher as young Charles Xavier
• Bill Milner as young Erik Lehnsherr
• Morgan Lily as young Raven Darkholme
• Jennifer Lawrence as Raven/Mystique, a shape-shifting mutant
• Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw, a scientist, leader of secret society & a mutant who can absorb kinetic energy & use it as super-strength & speed
• January Jones as Emma Frost, a telepath who can change her body into a diamond form
• Nicholas Hoult as Dr Henry McCoy as Beast
• Zoe Kravitz as Angel Salvadore, a mutant with housefly wings & acidic saliva
• Lucas Till as Alex Summers/Havok, a mutant who can absorb energy & discharge it as blasts
• Caleb Landry Jones as Sean Cassidy/Banshee, a mutant with supersonic screaming & flight ability
• Edi Gathegi as Armando Munoz/Darwin, a mutant who has reactive evolution power
• Alex Gonzalez as Janos Quested/Riptide, a mutant who can create powerful whirlwinds from his hands
• Rose Byrne as Dr Moira MacTaggert, CIA agent & love interest of Charles Xavier

• and many others

Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Romijn made a special appearance to play their respective roles as Logan/Wolverine and Mystique.

This film was directed by Matthew Vaughn and was first shown in UK last June 1, 2011, in the US last June 3, 2011. Please click this link for the schedule of release in your country - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270798/releaseinfo

The movie was rated PG 13 by the MPAA due to brief strong language, some violent & sexual scenes.

X-Men First Class Movie Review

By RottenTomatoes.Com - 87% tomato meter; strong script, stylish direction & powerful performances from its well-rounded casts.

By Guardin.Co.UK - 3 out of 5 stars; achieved mixed results of satisfaction & dissatisfaction

By Metacritic - 65 out of 100 score based on 37 reviews

Previous X-Men Movies

X-Men (2000), X-2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Credit to Sources:

imdb.com, guardian.co.uk, en.wikipedia.org, x-menfirstclassmovie.com, movies.yahoo.com