The Circle

Issue date: 5/7/09 Section: Arts and Entertainment

Media Credit: Cine Fanatico / Flickr.com Hugh Jackman returns as the infamous comic book super-hero in the new summer blockbuster "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Directed by Gavin Hood ("Tsotsi"), the film was succesful at the box office, coming out on top with an opening of $85.1 million.

The summer is starting out with a BANG. The summer movie season has begun and I could not be more excited. There are about a half a dozen movies I am excited to see in the upcoming months. One movie was "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" staring Hugh Jackman.

I have always been a moderate fan of the X-Men movies, and was ready to start my summer off with the latest installment in the series. However, I was sadly disappointed to find that there are many problems with this movie.

If you are a fan of the X-Men series, then you are familiar with the character Wolverine and his mysterious past. This movie is meant to shed light on what Wolverine's life was like before the other three X-Men movies. Unfortunately, the movie manages to give a very vague back story.

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" lacks many things including the ability to keep me entertained. The entire story line seems to be on fast forward, leaving much to assumption by the audience. I found myself having to take things at face value, and just accept that Wolverine's supposed father is not his real father, or that he falls in love with this woman simply because she seemed nice. The lack of character development really takes away from the movie. Like the other X-Men movies, there is a large cast of characters that are all diverse and unique. "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" does not capitalize on this. There are about a dozen important characters, but there is little explanation as to who they are or what their powers are; the movie is unclear as a result.

The character of Wolverine seems to stumble through the movie, fighting whoever the bad guy is during that particular scene. The action in this movie is good, but I found that if you watched the movie trailer on Hulu.com, you have already seen the best parts of this movie.

In conclusion, I would say that "Wolverine" is a movie that you might just want to skip. I would save the money for the many other movies that are coming out this summer.

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