An over-hyped disappointment

Rating: 5/10 (29 April 2009)

After the success of the Last Stand, I thought X-Men Origins: Wolverine would be a wrapping up of all the mysteries surrounding Logan. The movie trailer and the initial hype over the leaked release just made the wait harder.
However, the movie is quite poorly made, and certainly places itself as a stumbling block in what could have been an amazing career for director Gavin Hood. Most of the scenes are made quite poorly, and end almost as soon as they begin. It's cheaper to just watch the movie trailer as there's little new in the movie.
The final fight is good from a special effects point of view, but the movie leaves the gaping holes that it was supposed to fill. Logan's memory loss is barely explained. Gambit has almost a losers role throughout, and the future of Sabretooth isn't shown at all.
The least that could have been done for this would be to make a decent one time watch with some amazing special effects and fight scenes, another area that is usually poorly handled.
Only Schreiber's and Jackman's portrayals are worth watching in this film, and they both give stunning performances, which are sadly overshadowed by the poor quality of all other aspects of the film. It might actually be more interesting to download a copy of the unfinished version, to at least gain some insight into the making.