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X-Men: First Class is a 2011 American superhero film directed by British director Matthew Vaughn starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, January Jones, Kevin Bacon, Olivier Platt, Lucas Till, Jason Flemyng, Edi Gathegi, Zoe Kravitz, Alex Gonzalez, and Hugh Jackman. The film is a prequel and soft reboot to the original X-Men films taking place in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis outlining the origins of the X-Men and Brotherhood of Mutants when they deal with a mutant secret society called the Hellfire Club as well as how Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr became sworn enemies. The film released on June 3, 2011 to critical and commercial success

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The film is an excellent example of how to reboot a franchise.
 * 2) The casting: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, and Nicholas Hoult all kill it as Charles Xavier, Magneto, Mystique, and Beast respectively.
 * 3) The film also revitalized the X-Men films after the disastrous | X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009.
 * 4) Unlike the original trilogy, Mystique really stands out and is sympathetic thanks to her amazing performance by Jennifer Lawrence.
 * 5) Refreshing time period and set in the 1962 era.
 * 6) A cool cameo from Hugh Jackman's Wolverine who says one of his most iconic lines: "Go fuck yourself".
 * 7) The action and special effects are superb.
 * 8) The film would also pave the way for another great X-Men installment: X-Men: Days of Future Past.
 * 9) It's a really fun Marvel movie.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Emma Frost is completed wasted and eventually killed off-screen in the next film.
 * 2) Outside of Charles Xavier, Magneto, Mystique, and Beast the other X-Men just don't stand out.
 * 3) Just like Emma Frost, the Hellfire Club also are flat.

Reception
The movie has a 7.4/10 average critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes.