Wolverine was great, but not enough female mutants

Rating: 8/10 (2 May 2009)

Hugh Jackman did a solid job. I really enjoyed the movie, and want to see it again. I recommend it to anyone who has enjoyed any of the X-men movies or is a Hugh Jackman fan. I don't go to the theater that often and am more of a DVD person and am glad I got to see it in the theater first. Harry Potter will probably be the next movie I see in a theater.
Spoiler** I would have really enjoyed seeing Wolverine way back in time more, the 1800s and 1900s, that part was summed up really fast. Those are the best Highlander episodes, the ones that show his life back in time. I would have liked to see more mutant woman powers. One of the fun things about the X men movies are that the woman all have really interesting powers that engage the woman audience. It let's me really get into a movie, when I can imagine, want to be, or relate to the female characters. The female parts were short, probably only 15 minutes of screen time in the whole movie. Hugh does really well with scenes with woman. Basically what he is famous for in my book. If only they could have recreated some of the sexual tension that Australia had like at the camp/tent scene, I think the movie would be blockbuster for weeks. If the guys are looking for action, the woman are looking for romance and sexual tension. Something that Wolverine oozes, if a woman is around.
I also have not read the comic books, so there were things I didn't know until reading the reviews now. I thought his brother was a badger, but then they started making references to him being a cat and Wolverine being a dog. Interesting, he is more of a wolf than a wolverine. Did they have two different fathers and I didn't catch it at the beginning? I never quite understood what Zero's powers were. It would have been fun to see more screen time for other mutant's powers. I know they have to cut something out. Maybe they will go farther back in time for the next one, before they explain how his brother becomes sabertooth. I hope there are more, and I also vote for Hugh Jackman to be the next Indiana Jones. His character in Australia was half way there.