X-Men (2012)

The only time Singer displays his ''Usual Suspects'' knack for making conversation crackle is when Xavier and Magneto square off in silkily toned insult matches. The rest of the time, the film is like one long intro to a movie franchise: Enter character; character displays his/ her power; exit character. Hugh Jackman, as the gratifyingly sarcastic Wolverine, adds much needed wryness to this humorless adolescent boy epic, which will likely have its core audience freeze framing the DVD to get a closer squint at blue gunk drenched villainess Rebecca Romijn-Stamos.