Directed by Bryan Singer, and written by David Hayter (from a story by Tom DeSanto & Singer) X-Men leaves out a few major
characters from the comic book (my favorite, Nightcrawler, among them),
skimps on the
development of the remaining
characters, and changes around Rogue's storyline for convenience sake — all so that the film can focus
on the series» most popular
character, Wolverine (played by Hugh Jackman).