Is it a Spin-Off Or a Pathetic Prequel? Either Way, Total Garbage

Rating: 1/10 (13 May 2009)

F+ Well, I'm afraid to announce once again Bryan Singer has let someone else ruin his masterpieces. First it was Brett Ratner with the disappointing "X-Men III", now this mediocre film. Gavin Hood did not belong in the director's chair but Fox was so eager to release yet another sequel, I just guess they didn't feel like waiting on Mr. Singer. The story is okay, minus A LOT of the horrible lines. It almost makes you think this spin-off is a prequel, or is it? But once again we have a very rushed story ending with a film not even reaching 110 minutes! When will these directors realize that for a film with so many super-powered humans a little more time to develop the characters would be much appreciated? Who knows. The cast was okay. Hugh Jackman is back to play the role no one else could thankfully, but he must yell at least five or six times in this flick. Enough with the roaring Hugh Jackman with no shirt on! We already know he's buff. I love Ryan Reynolds, but as in "Blade: Trinity", he just happens to be in the crummy sequel following an extraordinary one. Not that it matters, the suit of Deadpool is skewered, more on that tragedy later.
Two characters I'm very disappointed with are Sabertooth and Stryker. Sabertooth is portrayed okay by Liev Schreiber, a pushing it okay albeit. But Danny Huston had no business playing Stryker. His performance was crappy compared to Brian Cox's portrayal of the character. Gambit could've used more screen time and Will.I.Am simply didn't belong in this film. Hood even tries to cameo Anna Paquin and Patrick Stewart, but I for one am not impressed. The action nothing special, especially considering in the comics Wolverine is a vile and very violent bastard, but in the movie he's more of a pacifist whose supposed love is killed. Deadpool, like Gambit, received little to no screen time. I mean Deadpool having his mouth sown shut? It defeats the whole purpose of the character. And the end battle is over rated by audiences. Plus the chase scene on involving a chopper and a motorcycle was horrendously over the top. To add to this film the score was terrible, being as everything else in this movie, average. Enough said I believe.