Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

I was still upset because of Michael Jackson's death so i decided to watch a movie to get the sad event out of my mind.

This film is a prequel which means it tells story which has already happened. Like Star Wars I, II, III came after its ending. In this prequel we get to know how Logan became Wolverine. Hugh Jackman is back in his most famous role as Wolverine. Hugh Jackman is the star of this movie. He delivers an excellent performance. He looks the Wolverine character through and through, when you look at him you get a feeling you are not looking at Hugh Jackman but at Wolverine. An excellent performance from him. Also is shown the rivalry between Wolverine and Sabretooth. I was impressed by Liev Schreiber's acting, i have seen him in other movies like in Scream (part 2 and 3) and have always believed that he can act well. This rivalry between Wolverine and Sabretooth is the highlight of the movie. There are other mutants also, plenty of them, the team which was brought together in the beginning was exciting and provided a lot of scope for special effects and a few action sequences in the beginning of the movie. Also of notable mention is the way starting credits are shown, I was really impressed by it.

In this movie, many things about Wolverine's past are told here. How he was as a child, how he agreed to that experiment which made him a lot more stronger than he really was. The plot is normal, don't expect big things out of it. Action sequences are really good. But here is where the good things end, except the special effects and the action sequences being strong, the storyline in weak. Its full of cliches which we have seen many times before, i won't divulge them here as it would reduce the movie's impact. The most cliched scene i thought was Logan looking up at sky and screaming, which we have seen in hundreds of movies before. The good thing is it doesn't look that awkward on Wolverine's character. Other scene was the one where Wolverine sets fire on a helicopter which explodes and he doesn't even looks back even once. These kinds of scenes are cool and look good but have been repeated so many times that they don't make much of an impact. One of the scenes in which i thought screenplay and direction was really poor was the one in which Wolverine and Sabretooth are fighting outside the club or the bar and Gambit was also there. Wolverine elbows Gambit in the face and continues fighting with Sabretooth. After few minutes Gambit was shown running (from i don't know where) and jumping in between their battle, in a matter of few moments that looked out of place, just see that scene to believe it.

The other criticism i have heard of this movie is that it is not true to the comic book history of Wolverine. I haven't followed the comics so i am in no position to comment on that. Deadpool's character or Weapon X treatment's was similar to the treatment bestowed upon Venom's character in Spiderman 3. Gross Injustice. Just few minutes into the climax and over.

In the end all the loose ends of the puzzle are brought together to form a picture of the character "Wolverine" which we all know. The one who doesn't knows much about himself, suffers from amnesia and sometimes get glimpses of his past.

Overall if i judge this movie, it doesn't have that much repeat value. Its not as good as the X-Men Series but still is good enough to watch at least once. It won't bore you, neither it would blow you away. Its a good movie, one of those pure summer blockbusters which are meant entirely for entertainment, full of action and special effects. Watch it once, you will enjoy it. And yeah one more thing, there is a good scene after ending credits are over, don't miss that.