X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine: Directed by Gavin Hood. With Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will.i.am. The early years of James Logan, featuring his rivalry with his brother Victor Creed, his service in the special forces team Weapon X, and his experimentation into the metal-lined mutant Wolverine.

“Wolverine is a decent movie. It is worth the price of admission and the 2 hours of screen time. The movie works well as a prequel of the events of the X-Men movies. However, to enjoy the movie, one must suspend knowledge of the comic book material. The movie was made for the average movie-goer and a little for the ultra hardcore X-Men comic book reader. The story has everything anyone could want: family, a little romance, love, comedy, revenge and plenty of action.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was pleased with most of the acting. I will admit that some dialogue seems forced from the minor cast, but the main characters – Wolverine, Sabretooth, etc. – all work well together. The story did seem a little rushed and choppy at times, however. The 1:45 time goes by quickly enough to feel like maybe the movie could have – and should have – been closer to 2:00.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie is as good as the first X-Men movie, and better than X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand. I am actually looking forward to seeing how they handle the Magneto origins movie thatu0026#39;s being made. And I am really hoping that all of this work brings it together for a possible X-Men 4. I know you agree with me because after all, I know everyone is dying to see Apocalypse as the bad guy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy only real complaint of the movie is that Gambit (my favorite X-Men character) did not have as much screen time as Iu0026#39;d hoped. He better either get his own movie, or make an appearance in a later Marvel movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIgnore the syndicated critics and the negativity surrounding this movie. Iu0026#39;m glad I did. Go see it. Donu0026#39;t let people scare you away from spending your money on this movie. Form your own opinions. Oh, and if you go, stay after the credits.”