Pros of X-Men (The Movie)

First time live action X-Men has great action and decent storytelling and themes.
The main character of this film is Anna Paquin's Rogue who has to deal with the fact that she is a mutant, not to mention harms anyone who she touches. She is more vulnerable than the typical Rogue not having Ms. Marvel's powers. Sure, it would've been interesting if she had a visual addition as to how her powers worked, but it works because of Academy Award winning actress Anna Paquin's performance. She doesn't have a campy, albeit iconic accent that Rogue is associated with thanks to the cartoon.
The Mutant Registration Act is a bit camped up in this continuity, but still has a dark feeling toward it. It allows for a mistreated minority to be treated poorly.
I really didn't like the iconic X-Men blue costumes, albeit for comics they needed them at the time, due to not making interesting black hues at the time due to lack of digital. Also, color was the symbol of counter culture, thanks to things such as the rainbow symbols of homosexuals, etc.. Or maybe America was just high at the time... Maybe Richard Donner could've made it work..
Ray Park also does a phenomenal job as Toad, thanks to being Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: the Phantom Menace. Really a shame what happened to his character there.
And of course, Hugh Jackman does a phenomenal job as Wolverine, really getting down the accent as well as doing a perfect job acting out the scene where he describes having the claws come out of his hand.