X-Men Orgins: Wolverine – Review

Synopsis:
The film was set up as an original tale for the character Wolverine. It tells us about the story of Wolverines’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed (that later became Sabertooth), and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the movie Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe.”

Director:      Gavin Hood
Writer:          David Benioff
Cast:
Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed / Sabretooth
Danny Huston as William Stryker
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool
Dominic Monaghan as Barnell
Lynn Collins as  Kayla Silver Fox
Taylor Kitsch as Remy LeBeau/Gambit
Will.i.am as John Wraith
Daniel Henney as Agent Zero

I watched the movie yesterday at Edwards Cinema and the showing wasn’t as full as I originally thought for an opening weekend movie. But then again, there were showings every 20-40 minutes. Although I am sure the evening crowd would have been much larger as I went during the afternoon.

If you are a die-hard X-men fan, or used to watch the X-men cartoons in the past, or watched the X-men Trilogy this movie will give answers to some questions you have in mind about how the character came to be.

Of course this movie focuses on Wolverine’s past and so the focus of the story is him. Gambit, Cyclopes and Dr. Charles was introduced in the movie. The introduction of the three X-men main character paved the way for the following X-Men Origins series and since the three were shown here I won’t be surprised if Gambit, Dr. Charles or Cyclopes will be the next in line.

I would give this movie a 72 out of 100 and I would recommend it to all the X-men fans. I am not too sure why RottenTomatoes.com or other movie review sites gave this movie such a low rating, but for the average viewer, family, and teenagers, this movie will not let you down.

The reason for my average rating is that the story line or plot was not that thrilling as the hype was made up to be. With a big character like Wolverine, one has to go all out. But many of the special effects were nice as well as many of the fight scenes. Although there was one particular scene I found cheesy…when Wolverine is walking away from an exploding helicopter and the frame shows him with a close-up shot of him as he walks towards the camera and the flames rise up behind him.

All in all, it was an enjoyable movie that was action packed as well as had many comical scenes that will sure make you smile and laugh.

If you do plan to go see the film, be sure to stay till the very end after the credits to catch the additional bonus scene!