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Having served its dual function of introducing the X-folk--saber-clawed Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), telekinetic Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), weatherwoman Storm (Halle Berry), etc.--and earned $300 million worldwide, X-Men has spawned the requisite sequel. Singer saw the first film as a primer; now he has eyes for an epic. X2 is half an hour longer, miles more ambitious and a bit better than the wowless original...
...fairly spotty, with many of the actors sitting through their roles, but the highlights give the film much of its creative energy. Ian McKellen sheds the nuances of his role as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and digs into his portrayal of Magneto with gusto. Hugh Jackman again embodies the tortured hostility of Wolverine, right down to the ferocious snarl. Perhaps the most unusual casting decision was to consign the eccentric, effeminate Alan Cumming to the role of Nightcrawler, a blue-skinned mutant who can teleport himself and anyone he holds, provided he can see his destination. However...
...HUGH JACKMAN AND HALLE BERRY APPEAR IN THE 2000 MOVIE BLOCKBUSTER, WITH A SEQUEL SLATED...
...their native Australia, the Wiggles are more popular than Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman combined. Anthony Field, Jeff Fatt, Greg Page and Murray Cook are huge stars, millionaires and marketing Midases. Now they have American ankle biters in their sights. They have sold more than 1.5 million videos and CDs in the U.S., and their newest release, Wiggly, Wiggly World, was Amazon.com's best-selling family video even before it was out. The Disney Channel has started playing their songs between shows every morning. And their second U.S. tour begins next week...
...with Kate & Leopold, in which the dashing but impecunious third Duke of Albany (Jackman) is zapped from 1876 New York (he is in town reluctantly seeking a rich bride) to contemporary Manhattan, where he falls for Kate McKay, a hard-charging market researcher. His transportation is provided by her dreamy amateur scientist ex-boyfriend (Schreiber). Some of his education in contemporary rudeness is supplied by her brother (Meyer), a hilariously earnest, perpetually out-of-work Method actor...