The start of the Wolverine trilogy and a prequel spin-off to the first X-Men film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine offers a glimpse at an origin story for the titular Wolverine portrayed by none other than Hugh Jackman who has by now cemented himself as that distinct title role without question.

For me, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is undoubtedly the most lackluster of the series up to this point, with this one not offering up anything we already recall by now since X2 formerly established many of the corresponding components of Wolverine's documented origin by showcasing several scenes involving his time during the Weapon X program and by having William Stryker as the central villain in that one, too. Not only that, but…

Unfairly dismissed by seemingly everyone, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is not the trainwreck that so many have claimed. Gavin Hood's superhero action film may be overstuffed with characters and may lack an effective focus on the internal machinations of its title mutant, but it is an exciting and completely engaging film nonetheless. Driven by an always-magnetic Hugh Jackman, Hood's film is an operatic and robust piece of work with appealing personality, and, yes, it is enormously better than its reputation suggests.

The origin story of Marvel's most famous mutant, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" follows the arc of young James Howlett from sickly, 19th century waif to Weapon X. The narrative quickly covers a lot of ground, eventually focusing on Logan, nee Howlett,…

Wake me when it's over.
-Victor Creed

You don't have to analyze this film to see where it went wrong, but comic book fans can probably point it out best as the average movie goer might just wonder what the fuck was 20th Century Fox trying to accomplish here? Just like X-Men: The Last Stand, the studio had a fantastic source story at their disposal but mucked it up by having their priorities in complete disarray.

The studio desperately wanted to tell the Weapon X story from the comic books. It's an important part of Wolverine's origins and it's a great god damn story written and illustrated by Barry Windsor-Smith. That story on it's own would have made a really…

"Okay shithead, here's the deal. " -Wolverine.

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A quiet Ryan Reynolds is a wasted Ryan Reynolds.

Holy cartoon adamantium claws Wolverine, this kind of isn't good. In this movie you see Wolverine as a child, then you see the remainder of his origin story, which involves interactions with William Stryker and the creation of Weapon X with adamantium. Origins has lots of fun little details for people that just want to play around in the X-men universe but has a poor script and pretty horrible CGI throughout.

The biggest strength of…

A spin-off to the original X-Men Trilogy that tries to bring the story of Wolverine from its origins, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is an absolutely bland, boring & brainless example of its genre that's poorly structured, terribly narrated & shoddily performed, and is a myriad of cringeworthy special effects, awful dialogues, lifeless characters & dull action.

The story of X-Men Origins: Wolverine focuses on Logan's early years and his relationship with his brother which eventually turns sour due to the latter's disregard for human life. The main narrative follows his time with Team X, a squad of mutants working for William Stryker, and the impact it has on his later years when he decides to leave & settle for a quiet life.

Directed by Gavin…

The origin story of Wolverine (aka Logan) from his childhood as the illegitimate son of a Canadian farmer to his involvement with William Stryker and the Weapon X program.

Critical consensus is that this is by far the worst chapter of the X-Men series. For once, the consensus is right. Lazily written, sloppily directed and badly acted, this flick is an affront to every comic book/superhero movie fan who respects himself. Not only it debases many of the franchise's characters, and mixes up the timelines established by the previous three films, but is also boring as hell. Moviegoers can be forgiving when a filmmaker takes some dubious liberties with the original material. Not so when the end result makes one…

I haven't seen this movie in a very long time and spent that time defending it for not being described as the worst 'X-Men' film. I highly regret waiting that long to see for what a true disaster this was. Nothing in this film works or even really matters moving on in the series as a result of the timeline problems. Hugh Jackman is hands down the best thing this movie has to offer, he carries it all the way to the finish line.

In the opening scene when little kid Wolverine finally gets his claws and screams up to the sky directly at the camera, you may realize that you're not watching the best movie. Right after he kills…