i am the best at what i do and what i do best isn't very good

Rating: 2/10 (1 March 2017)

The thing that really bugs me about Gavin Hood's X-Men Origins: Wolverine - other than the terrible script, bad directing, and godawful effects - is the fact that it had every right to be great. The story is there and the character of Wolverine has a fantastic past that they were going to explore. They didn't however just make a bad superhero movie, they made one of the worst movies of all time here.
If you were to ask me about five years ago on my feelings towards this film, I would've told you it was entertaining as all hell and really good. Last year, after I got really into film, and I hadn't seen it in a few years, I decided to pop it in and see how I felt. I turned it off after 20 minutes because it was so bad. Leading up to Logan, I knew I had to revisit this and I actually made it through the entire thing without pulling my hair out.
The thing that truly makes this horrible is just how clumsy and lousy it all fails; there's no passion in it. Gavin Hood's direction is truly horrible. Shots are confusing and it didn't flow very well. The editing was all over place. There's even a part where Logan yells but Hugh Jackman's mouth is closed. Like what the actual hell is that?
The screenplay is even worse. Written by David Benioff & Skip Woods, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is cringeworthy at all times. The way the characters talk and the way that they are shown is so stupid and makes me roll my eyes a lot. The chemistry between everyone feels so bland and everyone - with the exception of one or two - looks like they don't wanna be there. It's a shame because they both had so much to work with and it all turned to waste.
This is where it really gets bad; the performances. You can't really fault Hugh Jackman's Logan/Wolverine because he scream and kills and it's nice, but the character depth he has in the original trilogy was way more interesting and way more grounded. Liev Schreiber is really the only thing that works for me. He's badass as Victor and truly makes this watchable to me. Ugh Ryan Reynolds. You're really bad in this, and annoying, but annoying as in not funny. I'm glad you got to redeem yourself, but this is really bad.
For the mere first ten minutes alone, and the rage-infused monster that is Victor Creed, is what I would say are the only good parts about this film. It's shameful in how much lore and knowledge there is on the character of Wolverine and we got this. Gavin Hood's X-Men Origins: Wolverine is one of the worst comic book films to this very date for its terrible direction and messy script. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone - expect those who are willing to sit through rubbish for fun.