Mediocre

Rating: 5/10 (29 May 2009)

Too Much and too little. This film seemed to me like the film makers tried too hard to throw in as many characters and as many big names as they could in an attempt to bulk up the movie. This created a lack in the plot itself and strayed from the strict story line and the characters themselves. Yes we do follow Logan through his life and understand how Wolverine came about, but at the same time the plot was rushed and bland at best. It was predictable and seemed to jump all over the place. The character of Sabertooth was well cast but lacked many details and background that those of us who read the comics would definitely agree should have been addressed in the film. Gambit could have been a huge factor in bettering the story but was thrown into a few sequences and gone as soon as he arrived. Ryan Renoylds?? Seriously?? Who's idea was it to cast him in an action comic plot? It's almost like if they would have cast Brittany Spears as Logan's love interest. Also the final Villain was a weak cheap attempt at an ending at best. In a nutshell the writers took the basic story line that was introduced in the second X-men and threw it into a pot and proceeded to throw in any other crap they thought might look cool or sell movie tickets. Overall I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone, it's a renter at best.