All that and he's Canadian bitches!

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)


Okay the X men have been an enduring staple in mainstream pop culture for probably the majority of most of yous existence. Why? Because superheroes rock, and so does wolverine (with an honorable mention to Gambit of course). So the Xmen movie made a ton of money and, as with the comic, Wolverine is was the standout favorite. And what's not to love? He's roughedly handsome, ripped, nearly immortal, has a code of honor, and spits in the face of authority (okay more than likely a growl). Can you get a cooler power than healing power (although one that over the years has grown from heals quickly to you can blow him up and he'll just grow back), and metal claws that cut anything.
One thing I will never understand in reference to comic, or videogame movies is why... WHY?! Can't they just hand the Hollywood writer guy the backstory, or say "read these 23 comics" and then let them write the script. Or have them actually play the game and write the script... anything. So you have probably gathered from that little rant that those of us whom have enjoyed the comic for many a year will be having a lot of "what the hell" moments. Yes much like Xmen movies (and everybody letting Brian "I make super heroes boring" Singer) the plot takes glorious, and ridiculous sidesteps from anything that has been.
So plot is... This is the story of how Wolverine became Wolverine. Seriously that's all you need. Let's start with the good, acting. Ryan Reynolds is perhaps one of the funniest best parts of the film, and yet has almost no screen time (a tragedy). Hugh "buff enough" Jackman has another blast playing Wolverine. Liev, who I wasn't to sure of as Sabertooth, does a pretty good job, and the list goes on. There are some really great superhero cameos, including finally, GAMBIT is in the house, and looking fantastic. And by that I mean his abilities, not that ol' Boony is attracted to his long haired man-ness. All the superheros and villains are much fun. Heck there's even some young Xmen moments in there. The action scenes are fun, and over the top, in a still cool way. Although watching Wolverine superman a helicopter was a bit much.
Now for the bad... Everything else. The plot goes from awesome to suck and jumps back and worth between the two at random. Ending with what can only be described as a WEAK showdown. Hey best part of the Wolverine movie should have been the Sabertooth fights... yeah combine them, maybe two minutes long. And the last showdown is ..... KA-KA. The special effects are at mediocre at best. And where was the "Mon Ami" from Gambit? WHERE!?
Overall worth watching, and slamming some popcorn and having a good time. Though the tag line for the commercials states the "The summer begins" with this release. I hope not, because I'd be scared to see how it ended...

Movie scale 2 stars out of 5
action scale 3.5 out of 5 stars

Grab your Xmen decoder rings, get a girl who has her own mutant powers :P and take the ride...