The writers obviously had little respect for the fans....

Rating: 4/10 (28 July 2011)

This film is a prequel—about the origins of Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). It follows Wolverine and his brother, Sabretooth, from their carefree days fighting in various wars (Civil, WWI and II and Vietnam), to personality changes in Sabretooth (turning him into a sociopath) to the ultimate operation that gave Wolverine his Adamantium skeleton.
As a prequel it stinks because it honestly looks as if the writers didn't even bother to watch the earlier films. So, when time and time again the story completely contradicts the previous movies, I couldn't help but be annoyed. Who cares if Wade/Deadpool is little like his character—let's give his Cyclops' eyes! Who cares that several characters were much younger and appeared as teenagers in the first X-Man movie—let's have them be adults in this film that takes place BEFORE the first movie! Who cares that Stryker is not punished at all after he does innumerable atrocities—and the good guys had a chance to finally settle to score! Who cares that the dialog is god-awful and the characters take turns spouting nothing but macho clichés?! And, most importantly, who cares that unlike the other X-Man movies, this one is not the least bit fun or enjoyable! This is a very easy film to skip, as it just doesn't fit into the X-Man world and shows that given a great idea and excellent source material, bad writing and an over-reliance on action (and ignoring dialog and the idea of depth to characters) will spoil the film. Not horriblebut not at all good. As prequels go, I'd recommend "X-Man: First Class".