"You look like a man fixing to do a bad thing."

Rating: 7/10 (14 May 2012)

Wow, I didn't know I was supposed to hate this movie until I read all the fan reviews here. I know less about Marvel continuity than most, and obviously that's what has most of the haters ticked off. For me, this was pure and simple a super-hero action film, and if it bit off more than it could chew with the introduction of so many ancillary characters, well then maybe lesson learned for next time. Hugh Jackman certainly seems the best possible choice for the title character in terms of looks and attitude. Somehow I expected Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber) to be meaner and hairier, no doubt from seeing him on his share of comic book covers. Which is what most of these Marvel flicks mean to me in the final analysis, the comic panels brought to life on the big screen and a couple hours worth of escapist entertainment. This doesn't put me in good stead with the reviewers who engaged in a doctoral dissertation on the subject, but I guess that's how it goes, let Gambit's cards fall where they may.