Loved the trilogy, love this origin

Rating: 7/10 (17 February 2010)

Its not a perfect movie. The narrative is a bit clumsy.
But that's all I have in terms of gripes. Otherwise, this is a blockbuster movie that delivers and deserves more episodes in this franchise. Cool actors playing cool characters, crazy action delivered with style and zest, and a storyline that nicely (not perfectly) fits the continuity of the universe that the 3 X Men movies established.
Yes, there were many characters that didn't get enough screen time but no film can focus on so many, otherwise you lose focus on the main plot. The main focus was quite rightly on Wolverine, Sabretooth and the general. I must admit Sabretooth did steal every scene he was in, that guy has a cool way of delivering his basic lines.
A tighter narrative would have made this movie up there with the best of the comic book adapted movies but as it stands, it doesn't.
But what it offers is highly enjoyable, and it offers a heck of a lot.