Fans of Wolverine Steer Clear

Rating: 3/10 (3 May 2009)

I've been a big fan of Wolverine since I was a kid watching the cartoon they had in the 90s. X1 and 2 were pretty decent films but the third one failed on so many levels, I was really hoping Hollywood might get its head together and deliver an excellent film revealing the origins of one of my favorite super-heroes. But alas, Origins fails even worse than X3 did.
Jackman is an okay actor and he isn't terrible in the film but the plot is a train-wreck. We are introduced to a bunch of different characters, some of which are later killed off only to come back to life, others betray Logan for no real reason..It was impossible to care about any of the characters when we got to see them for a only a few minutes, heck, somehow the filmmakers even made it hard to care about Logan... In the midst of the chaos of resurrected characters and plans for revenge things are lost, like any motivation for Wolverine to do many of the things he does and even simple plot details like what year it is...
This isn't a competent super-hero film, its not even a competent action film. A few of the fights are alright, and the special effects are pretty good, but that's all it is, a lot of fluff and no real(or good/well put together) story. Makes me long for the 90s Cartoon, I seem to vaguely recall a better handling of Logan's origin in that.
If you are a fan of Wolverine from the comics or cartoons I suggest you avoid this if at all possible... Also, any die-hard Gambit or Deadpool fans might want to steer clear as well