Analysis Based Rating

Rating: 6/10 (4 May 2009)

10 Stars: 2 Based on Movie Genre, 2 Based on World of the Story, 2 Based on Acting, 2 Based on Story, 2 Based on Filming. We add math to subtract the fun.
Genre: How does this movie rank compared to action movies. Well the fact is it was no Die Hard, so 2 stars is out the window. The action is constant, but repetitive. (If you jump at the last moment things work out.) I think if I was going to judge the battles on an artistic composition scale they'd do well, but all and all the movie only gets 1 star from me as an action movie.
World: So how does this stick to the comics. Within reason I think this was admirable and gratuitous. Wolverine vs. Sabertooth basically saves the movie while the added element of Silver Fox and Deadpool don't hurt. What hurts the movie is adding characters poorly and for no reason. Why are these people in the movie? Blob and Wraith are important as members of Stryker's task force, but they are worthless additions when they re-appear. GAMBIT HAS NO POINT IN THIS MOVIE!!!. The time wasted in New Orleans should have been used on the original task force. Again they only got it half right, 1 star.
Acting: So in action we will ignore all stupid scream at the camera moments. I don't think anyone's acting was bad, but I was a bit bothered by some casting choices. Gambit should have sounded Cajun and Stryker should have looked a lot more like Agamemnon from Troy.
Story: Pre-Title... Howlett appears to be a good father but the relationship is glazed over and rather then focus on the ORIGIN we rush right to Wolverine killing his biological father. The credits were brilliant and were my favorite part of the whole movie. The task force was glazed over I don't think the writers cared about us understanding the plot points. They just hit them and moved on. Wolverine + Silverfox was a nice touch and a good nod to Wolverine's actual time in British Columbia. The story moves logically and inefficiently along following Wolverine as he tracks down Stryker and saves the day. Just for a bit of chronological fun. Xavier must be pretty old when he meets Magneto because he was walking at three mile island. 1.5 Stars.
Filming: So this was filmed in an acceptable way but reminded me too heavily of Michael (can't direct) Bay. Yay! It sploded! 1.5 Stars.