Overview:
"X" is about a young boy named Kamui who needs to make the ultimate decision of what he plans to save: the Earth and its luscious purity, or humanity and its futuristic technology. How he chooses is not this direct, however, as there are two parties trying to sway him over to their side: the Dragons of Heaven, who are trying to protect humanity, and the Dragons of Earth, who are trying to restore the Earth by destroying humanity. Kamui eventually chooses one and follows them, but his long-time friends may be part of the plan themselves...

Storyline: 4/5
The strong storyline is what makes this movie so great. Although choppy at times, it supplies us with everything we need to understand the plot. However, it fails to tell us enough about the other characters' pasts and doesn't explain enough about the Dragons of Earth. For readers of the manga, they might know a little more about these things, but the movie itself doesn't support the character depth too well. Aside that, it has a very strong storyline.

Plot: 5/5
Yes, this earned a perfect score. If you look at things logically, both the Dragons of Heaven and the Dragons of Earth are heroes, but for different causes. A very peculiar plot for animes to have. The movie, however, makes it seem as though the Dragons of Earth are evil, as they are out to destroy humanity. Logically, it WOULD make them the bad guys, but we can't just look at humanity itself. That would leave out the fact that they're trying to preserve a planet. Because of this situation, it causes the plot to be very sophisticated, but still very good. That's why it deserves every bit of that 5/5.

Characters: 4/5
Again, a 4/5. As said before in the storyline part, this movie doesn't support character depth real well. However, set aside that, and you have a great line of characters. The characters still have that supernatural feel to them, but at the same time, have that natural feel to them that makes them seem human. The movie DOES do a REAL GOOD JOB of giving the characters a good personality, which adds to the realistic sense of things. Still, they lack character depth, and, in anime, lacking depth is a big no-no. It makes some viewers feel left out, which will not get you very high ratings.

Ending: 4/5
It would've scored a perfect, if it had, in fact, left all the characters alive. Instead, they decide to kill off everyone except Kamui. That makes for a very traumatic ending, but still conveys the ultimate decision that Kamui made real well. And it still has a fairly good ending, considering Kamui's the only one living.

Overall: 5/5
Though it only scored perfect in one area, it still deserves the perfect score overall. The reason for this is although they lacked some major things, they still made a perfectly good movie. However, if you're someone who wants ALL the details, you better find another movie. This one is strictly for those with a heart for action, as there is TONS of it. The ending is great, the characters are all great, even though they lack depth, and the plot and storylines are really awesome. Special effects aren't the absolute greatest, but they still rock the house. As one of my personal favorites, you can definitely tell that the movie is awesome, but the manga has to be better. Another good reason for the perfect score is that you don't find many movies like this out there, and this is a refreshing get-away from most other animes. So, like it or not, I would seriously recommend this movie to any serious anime-watcher or action fanatic. Fans of the Shinobis and other ninja stuff should stay away, as this has little hack-and-slash or punch-and-kick action. Strictly for the action fans. DBZ fans might have a little fun watching this movie.