Rollicking great action adventure for any Marvel fan

Rating: 8/10 (30 June 2019)

I don't know why some people rate this movie so poorly. It is as good as most other superhero movies I have seen and better than quite a lot of them. The action is spot on, the plot is exciting and engaging and there's hardly a dull moment. The acting and special effects are all great and it manages to avoid most of the cliches inherent in your typical superhero movie. Hugh Jackman puts in another great performance as the eponymous hero and Liev Schrieber is a very welcome return as Sabretooth. The baddies are suitably bad and the goodies are, well, conflicted. The only really negative thing I can say about this movie is that, as an origin story, it doesn't really work. That's not the fault of this movie though. As a stand-alone work it's just fine. No, the problem is that these movies - especially the X-Men franchise - have been retconned so often that the origin of Wolverine you see portrayed here is highly unlikely to have much resemblance to the origin that is referenced in future movies. That's sad for the die-hard fans. Don't let it stop you enjoying this movie though. It is a treat.