I totally agree with your opinion. I went to see XMEN on the night that it opened and yes the visual effects were stimulating it was lacking that on thing you can't quite put your finger on. Wolverine was exceptional and I again, agree with you about Patrick Stewart, he was lacking in the personality department, or should I say the character was lacking a personality. I can't imagine what the net XMEN film will be like,I hope they can add more sustance to the characters, it would be very difficult to make up the difference with more impressive special effects.