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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

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Reviews Counted:37

Fresh:5

Rotten:32

Average Rating:4.2/10

Consensus: Though Hugh Jackman gives his all, he can't help X-Men Origins: Wolverine overcome a cliche-ridden script and familiar narrative.

Rated: PG-13

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

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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Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
05/06/09
Sara Vilkomerson
Sara Vilkomerson
New York Observer
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Wolverine’s backstory was good stuff -- but after the falling out with Schreiber, the story loses its center and it gets wobbly.

Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment 5 Comments
05/04/09
Ben Mankiewicz
Ben Mankiewicz
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I was definitely disappointed.

Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment Comment
05/04/09
Ben Lyons
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Alas, there’s nothing quite memorable here: much of the combat is just a whirl of movement photographed up close. As the X-Men series has progressed, the startling poetic extravagances of the first film have given way to flesh-pounding clumsiness.

Full Review Source: New Yorker | comment Comment
05/04/09
David Denby
David Denby
New Yorker
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Those movies where people get sent to an island somewhere, then discover that everyone's a clone, or a reactor is melting down? Imagine all of that happening at once, only everybody is indestructible.

Full Review Source: NPR | comment 2 Comments
05/01/09
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR
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Suitably filling, if not always nutritious.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
05/01/09
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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If it's truly an 'Origins' tale, as advertised -- well, where are the explanations?

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
05/01/09
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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How do you make mutants dull?

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
05/01/09
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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Summer's first tent-pole flick is a dulled outing. It may assuage the die-hard fan, but it's doggedly routine.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
05/01/09
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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What a wasteful shame.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
05/01/09
Tom Maurstad
Tom Maurstad
Dallas Morning News
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Wolverine is supposedly a comic book movie, and yet it violates one of the tenets of comic books: It doesn't delineate and particularize Wolverine's special powers.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment 3 Comments
05/01/09
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Jackman's committed performance keeps the movie on track, though Huston and Schreiber are strictly on autopilot.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
05/01/09
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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Wolverine doesn't rise above the level of familiar competence.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
05/01/09
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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Though Jackman is capable, as always, in the title role, there's no real weight to his travails, which play more as exposition than tragedy.

Full Review Source: New Republic | comment Comment
05/01/09
Christopher Orr
Christopher Orr
New Republic
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In terms of tone and content, Wolverine is a nearer match to Daredevil than Iron Man, but its box office gross will undoubtedly be closer to the latter.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment 2 Comments
05/01/09
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Heroes and villains clash, then rise up to clash again, just because that's what X-Men do. The truth is, it doesn't matter Y.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
05/01/09
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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The whole thing would collapse under the weight of its own pretensions were it not for the considerable acting prowess of Jackman and Schreiber, who know how to give good growl.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
05/01/09
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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There's little of the seen-it-all, wise-guy acerbity that made his character in the X-Men trilogy stand apart from his fellow mutants. Here, he just glowers.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
05/01/09
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Serviceable but inescapably redundant.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
05/01/09
Tom Charity
Tom Charity
CNN.com
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A transparent attempt to squeeze a faltering franchise for its last drop of box-office juice.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment 2 Comments
04/30/09
Peter Travers
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Rolling Stone
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