X-men Origins: Wolverine
X-men Origins: Wolverine
Starring: Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Jonathan Demme, Dominic Monaghan, Hugh Jackman
Directed By: Gavin Hood
Released By: 29th April 2009
Run Time: 108 mins.
Genre: Action
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” goes back to the time before the X-Men trilogy to tell the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, including his complex relationship with Victor Creed (who later becomes Sabertooth) and the ominous Weapon X programme. Along the way, he encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends in the X-Men universe.
I’m blown away! Torn to shreds, rather. As a long time comic book fan, I’m familiar with the X-Men universe; Wolverine has always been my favorite X-men. To those who have been following the series, this movie will answer all those questions raised by the previous 3: why Wolverine have memory loss and why he is pissed off with William Stryker. The Sabretooth story arc is cleverly woven in. Liev Schreiber is well cast as Sabretooth but I must question the casting of Gambit. Gambit is supposed to be the French-speaking mutant who goes about his business with an air of casual indifference or nonchalance. But this guy comes across as a freshface college dropout. I think Josh Holloway from LOST will make a better Gambit. Hugh Jackman is in excellent form. He humanises the Wolverine character which in the comics is often portrayed as a bad tempered freak who’s itching for a fight. It thus lends more credibility to his rage and anguish over his losses. I just don’t see anyone else playing Wolverine. Hugh Jackman IS Wolverine. It’s only May but this movie gets my firm vote as one of the TOP 5 MOVIE EVENTS of the year.
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