Hmmmmm... Lots of pretty mutant actions but no story... :-(

Rating: 5/10 (1 May 2003)

I found myself simply waiting for mutant stuff to occur (and when it did it didn't disappoint.. The opening sequence & Wolverine's first big action sequence are fantastically filmed & well worth admission price.) But there was nothing between.... Where was the story?
Now I know it's a superhero film but I want to be gripped rather than fail to see good reason for certain events happening at certain times.
I want to see & feel that there is no other way to get round problems other than to take the frankly lousy choices that the main players make.... (sorry bout the vagueness regarding the events & times but don't want to spoil what there is for people who've not seen it.)
It really did seem to be a series of great set pieces showing the comic book characters in flesh and blood as the fans want... But with no substance or emotion.
All of this seems to be attributable to one main criticism however, and that is that there are too many characters to focus on and none of them seem retain focus (or work as a team.) Suppose that most people would only really be interested in a wolverine film if they gave em their own individual features, so no magic answers as to how the producers can get round that one.
Bah.