Didn't really work on me

Rating: 3/10 (29 April 2009)

Watched a screening of it today and i must say it didn't really do anything for me.
(slight spoiler at bottom of review)
The first problem i think it had was due to the fact it was a prequel. Unlike other Origin films of late (Batman) was a re-launch of the series and didn't really have to worry about messing up the story lines of other films.
with Origins-Wolverine being a Prequel to the X-Series it had some issues.With the main antagonists of the film being victor/saber tooth & Styker, whom we know make it through to the X-Series movies there was no real tension for me. From the beginning of the movie i know they would escape/flee in someway. The use of Weapon X and that fight wasn't really are great way for closure as the character himself is introduced to action so late in the movie.
Some of the dialog is also a bit hard to stomach, at times characters felt as if they were explaining things for no other reason as to make the film make sense, it wasn't natural.
(Spoiler) I lost it when Stryker sends agent Zero out to hunt down wolverine, who fails. The film then cuts back to Stryker who seems to have a revelation of (not actual line but this is what it felt like) "should of given him the gun with the anamantium bullets....whoops"
But it is this same writing that makes the film feel sloppy.
In conclusion the action sequences were good, can't complain about them, but the story, dialog and suspense just didn't work