A solid continuation of the franchise

Rating: 7/10 (6 May 2009)

After watching X-men 3 The Last Stand, (a film that i felt was definitely the weakest of the X Trilogy) I went to see X-Men Origins Wolverine with very low expectations. I thought it would be a film filled with action, bad dialogue and slow fragmented story, rather like The Watchmen.
How very wrong i was, I found the film to be totally engaging all the way through, it was satisfying to watch and unpredictable which is quite rare these days, especially with this type of movie. The story is well executed and ties in nicely with X-2. Overall i left the theatre pleasantly surprised. On balance this film is a good all rounder. The heroism of Wolverine is well defined and also so is his motivation to avenge certain deeds done upon him.
The film's weakness however lie in some clichéd moments which could of been executed better i think. Also a rather creepy digitally enhanced cameo from a well known English actor towards the end, was not convincing and again could of been executed better. These however and very forgivable.
Lastly, I don't think this film has had a fair press. It does have a different feel to the other X-men films, and perhaps that is why fans of the series found this to be a disappointment. But make no mistake, this is a good film well worth seeing.