Before he was the brooding, adamantium-laced mutant we know, he was James Howlett, a sickly boy in 19th-century Canada. After a traumatic family tragedy awakens his bone claws and rage, he flees with his older brother, Victor Creed (a.k.a. Sabretooth). The film follows them through over a century of war, betrayal, and the fateful Weapon X program that will bond unbreakable metal to his skeleton.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is the epitome of a . It has a great lead performance, a genuinely interesting core relationship (Logan & Victor), and an opening act that promises a dark, character-driven war saga. Unfortunately, it quickly devolves into a generic, over-stuffed early 2000s superhero film plagued by studio interference, terrible CGI, and a near-unforgivable misuse of Deadpool. X-Men Origens- Wolverine
Rating: ★★½ (2.5/5)