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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
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Reviews Counted:239
Fresh:87
Rotten:152
Average Rating:5.1/10
Consensus: Though Hugh Jackman gives his all, he can't help X-Men Origins: Wolverine overcome a cliche-ridden script and familiar narrative.
Theatrical Release:May 1, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $179,737,340
Synopsis: When choosing which mutant hero they would use to launch the X-MEN feature-film prequel series ORIGINS, the creators of the hugely successful franchise had a no-brainer of a decision in going with... When choosing which mutant hero they would use to launch the X-MEN feature-film prequel series ORIGINS, the creators of the hugely successful franchise had a no-brainer of a decision in going with Wolverine. Not only is he the most well-known and popular X-Men character, but Wolverine--as brought expertly to life in true leading-man fashion by Hugh Jackman--was essentially the star of the three previous X-MEN movies. As the title implies, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE is the back story of the fiery and conflicted Wolverine (né James Logan), whose mutant powers include killer claws that shoot from his knuckles and a regenerative ability that allows him to live seemingly forever. Taking a few mild liberties but staying relatively faithful to the comic-book source material, ORIGINS follows Logan from his first recognition of his mutant powers as a young child up through his infamous adamantium rebirth and the total memory loss that would subsequently fuel his angry quest. Wolverine’s story has enough intriguing details to allow for a grown-up psychodrama in the mold of THE DARK KNIGHT, and the actors on hand--including Danny Huston as Stryker and Liev Schreiber as Logan’s half-brother, Victor (aka Sabretooth)--have the chops to deliver. Director Gavin Hood, however, opts in favor of cinematic razzle-dazzle heavy on John Woo-style action-ballet and CGI glitz. From Deadpool’s eye-popping swordplay (the action-adventure equivalent of Riverdance) to the tightrope-walk of a fight scene in the film’s finale, WOLVERINE is a blockbuster action film in the most fundamental sense of the word. While some might complain that the film lacks the storytelling substance of the first two X-MEN films, if it’s bang you’re after, then this certainly isn’t a waste of your bucks. [More]
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, Will.I.Am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Daniel Henney
Director: Gavin Hood
Director: Gavin Hood
Screenwriter: David Benioff, Skip Woods
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter, Hugh Jackman, John Palermo
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Reviews for X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Packed with claw-shredding action and adventure, the film more or less delivers what it promises. The problem lies with what it promises.
It's funny how much I'll forgive just to watch Jackman play this raging mutant again.
Though well-choreographed, the action sequences simply don't look as good as one would expect from a tent-pole summer release.
Hugh Jackman's animal magnetism is palpable in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." He's more sexy than he has ever been in the past X-Men films, and the movie shows him in bizarre bromance relationships with other mutant freaks as well as a very intimate and most
Is there anything to enjoy in X-men Origins: Wolverine? Sure. Some of the fights are cool. But for every solid moment there is an equivalent of pure suck.
Wolverine is big, dumb fun, a popcorn movie if ever there was one. And it's probably the only movie this summer to feature a superhero whose most dazzling talent seems to be shuffling a deck of cards.
There is no shame in being a crowd pleaser, and Jackman and Schreiber deliver the snarling, sibling goods and make the film thoroughly enjoyable, if not memorable.
If you've never seen an X-Men film you will enjoy Wolverine. If you are familiar with the X-Men franchise then go for the action, special effects and Hugh Jackman.
For pure stupidity, nothing tops the scene in which a mutant falls at a descending rate so as to prolong the showing off of its long-since unimpressive superpower.
while the film does feature plenty of action and special effects, it doesn't come close to being anywhere as good as either of the first two films in the X-Men franchise.
An entertaining opening cannot sustain a murkily-plotted film that relies more on convention and contrivance than character development.
The outlines of what this origin prequel might have been is the major takeaway but the physicality and technical artistry makes it more than entirely superficial.
The filmmakers couldn't decide what to cut out, so they threw everything into the pot and hoped for the best. The results are half interesting, but half filler.
Kevin Irwin - Stepping out of the shadows of his X-Men pals, Hugh Jackman's feral mutant gets his own back story - minus a true explanation of his glorious sideburns. It's a knowing foundation for franchise glory.
Such a blandly predictable sci-fi blockbuster that one can focus on different parts of Hugh Jackman's extraordinary physique without fear of losing out on a single plot point.
Wolverine is unapologetically nothing more than a big, loud, effects-driven summer action movie--and a whole lot of fun.
It's neither a clever comic-book flick nor an explosive summer blockbuster above the most pedestrian computer-generated level of destruction.
never quite good or original enough to justify itself beyond an obvious extension of a money-making franchise that won't quit as long as the cash registers keep clanging
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