Disclaimer: I've never seen an X-Men film before. Well if I have I don't remember it. I really don't think I have.
I figured there was a good chance that seeing a film that's ninth in a series without seeing installments one - eight would leave me utterly confused and whilst there was definitely some things that were lost of me (perhaps because of that, perhaps because of my intellectual shortcomings) I actually enjoyed this more than I expected to!
If you're an X-Men purist / Marvel comics fan, I'm sure my thoughts will not much of much interest to you, but for the rest of you, all you need to know is that this is an action, action, action superhero crazy silly fantasy movie with a cast full of hotties.
The critics are divided. One and a half stars here from Sydney Morning Herald and a more generous three stars here from The Guardian. (When three stars is the more generous review, you know we're not talking brilliant stuff.)
Trailer here. In cinemas now.