Read some reviews from movie critics that smashed
Wolverine's claws:
David DenbyIn the noisy "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," two warring mutant brothers, Liev Schreiber, a morose sadist with fangs, and Hugh Jackman, unhappy but ripped, fly at each other again and again, grappling, punching, slashing. Alas, there’s nothing quite memorable here: much of the combat is just a whirl of movement photographed up close. As the "X-Men" series has progressed, the startling poetic extravagances of the first film have given way to flesh-pounding clumsiness; the men might be two Humvees at war.
Read more > Hard KnocksMichael HarrisonX-Men Origins: Wolverine is a shining example of how to take one of the coolest, most beloved and bad-ass comic book characters of all time and turn him into a boring, emo half-naked joke of a loser.
Read more > Wolverine Flick Falls FlatCarey NorrisWolverine always worked best as a mysterious, wisecracking badass, and Jackman played him beautifully as such in the previous
X-Men movies. Here, the writers try to give Wolverine the full-on, massively tragic background, but the script drops the ball pretty thoroughly, and the brooding, wounded-romantic version of Wolverine we see here, despite Jackman’s best efforts, isn't all that interesting.
Read more > Wolverine fails to put the human in superhumanBen ChildJackman's Wolverine, for me, was never an iconic superhero screen presence, and has deteriorated with this latest solo effort.
Read more > Has Wolverine skewered the intelligent superhero movie?Bob MondelloThe most terrifying thing about the movie, really, is that plural:
Originsssss. So many mutants, so much time. Thank God we can leave that for another summer.
Read more > 'Wolverine': Look Out, It's The Beastly BoysRelated links:Official websiteOfficial International Release DatesOfficial Video Game SiteWolverine at Marvel.com