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Title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Hugh Jackman | ... | Logan / Wolverine | |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | Victor Creed | |
| Danny Huston | ... | Stryker | |
| Will.i.am | ... | John Wraith | |
| Lynn Collins | ... | Kayla Silverfox | |
| Kevin Durand | ... | Fred Dukes | |
| Dominic Monaghan | ... | Chris Bradley / Bolt | |
| Taylor Kitsch | ... | Remy LeBeau | |
| Daniel Henney | ... | Agent Zero | |
| Ryan Reynolds | ... | Wade Wilson | |
| Tim Pocock | ... | Scott Summers | |
| Julia Blake | ... | Heather Hudson | |
| Max Cullen | ... | Travis Hudson | |
| Troye Sivan | ... | James | |
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Michael-James Olsen | ... | Young Victor |
Two mutant brothers, Logan and Victor, born two hundred years ago, suffer childhood trauma and have only each other to depend on. Basically, they're fighters and killers, living from war to war throughout U.S. history. In modern times, a U.S. Colonel, Stryker, recruits them and other mutants as commandos. Logan quits and becomes a logger, falling in love with a local teacher. When Logan refuses to rejoin Stryker's crew, the Colonel sends the murderous Victor. Logan now wants revenge. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Wolverine is a decent movie. It is worth the price of admission and the 2 hours of screen time. The movie works well as a prequel of the events of the X-Men movies. However, to enjoy the movie, one must suspend knowledge of the comic book material. The movie was made for the average movie-goer and a little for the ultra hardcore X-Men comic book reader. The story has everything anyone could want: family, a little romance, love, comedy, revenge and plenty of action.
I was pleased with most of the acting. I will admit that some dialogue seems forced from the minor cast, but the main characters - Wolverine, Sabretooth, etc. - all work well together. The story did seem a little rushed and choppy at times, however. The 1:45 time goes by quickly enough to feel like maybe the movie could have - and should have - been closer to 2:00.
The movie is as good as the first X-Men movie, and better than X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand. I am actually looking forward to seeing how they handle the Magneto origins movie that's being made. And I am really hoping that all of this work brings it together for a possible X-Men 4. I know you agree with me because after all, I know everyone is dying to see Apocalypse as the bad guy.
My only real complaint of the movie is that Gambit (my favorite X-Men character) did not have as much screen time as I'd hoped. He better either get his own movie, or make an appearance in a later Marvel movie.
Ignore the syndicated critics and the negativity surrounding this movie. I'm glad I did. Go see it. Don't let people scare you away from spending your money on this movie. Form your own opinions. Oh, and if you go, stay after the credits.