Adamantium Solid

Rating: 7/10 (1 May 2009)

I'm a pretty big comic buff and although the film took a lot of liberties with certain characters I still thought it was a pretty decent.
Positives 1. First Half was awesome, the origins were well done if a little bit light on the depth of the characterizations 2. Hugh Jackman is a fantastic Wolverine 3. Action sequences were great 4. Gambit was done some form of justice 5. The casting was on point, I didn't think anyone was miscast in their roles.
Negatives 1. Second Half pretty much fell flat on its face (plot twists do not automatically make a movie more interesting or better) 2. Too many bad ass characters introduced for one movie. They each deserved to get more screen time. 3. I didn't care for the way they handled Deadpool 4. Overuse of wire works and CGI
Origins was much better then Last Stand and although thats not saying much I think the film redeemed a good amount of Last Stands failures. I thought the first half of the film was great but the second half of the movie was where it started to fall apart for me, ironically with the introduction of the fan favorite Gambit (Always liked him but still don't know what all the hoop-la is about). As much as people complain about what was done with Deadpool, I honestly didn't mind it. I actually had an even bigger problem with the blatant disregard of common sense (mutants especially) towards the end of the film. The action sequences were awesome though and I feel thats what made the movie work on more levels then it should have. (I would talk more about my opinions on the plot but I want to respect people who haven't seen it yet) For me it was a damn solid action blockbuster. Its not going to be super memorable but it served its purpose to start off the summer movie season. If your going into the movie with super high expectations you'll be disappointed. As a comic fan I wasn't completely satisfied but I'm not going to be a total hater like some people are and just look for things to rag on for no damn reason. Overall I'd give it a 7/10.