I guess my summer has officially started because that’s what “they” say happens when you see Wolverine. Well I saw it last night so here is my X-Men Origins: Wolverine Review.

Here’s what happens in Wolverine: It’s a prequal, of course based on the X-Men series of movies. We get to see Logan (Wolverine), played by good old Hugh Jackman,as a kid first discovering his mutant powers along with his brother Victor (Sabertooth), played by Liv Schreiber. Then we get to see then all grows up, and then not aging while they fight in the Civil War, a few World Wars and the Vietnam War. Victor has a bit of a bad streak so they are soon imprisoned by their own platoon until they meet William Stryker (the villain from X2) and join a group of mutants working for the government, Weapon X. Again, because of Victor, things go bad and Logan decides to quit the team and live a simple life as a lumberjack in Colorado with his hotty girlfriend, Kayla Silverfox, played by Lynn Collins. Then AGAIN because Victor is a big jerk things go bad and Logan is talked into joining Styker again and getting that adamantium, also from X2, flooded into his body making his bones and claws an indestructible metal. Finally things go bad again and Logan seeks revenge and has to fight on old Weapon X friend Deadpool, played by Ryan Reynolds, who has been “tweaked” by Stryker to be this indestructible, sad, mind controlled mutant. At the end Logan loses his memory and so that’s why in the X-Men series he doesn’t remember his past.

*Sigh*

I know that was long but it had to be said because Wolverine is complicated but actually pretty good. One thing I enjoyed a lot was the acting. A few spotlights on Hugh Jackman, Lynn Collins and Ryan Reynolds. I’m used to being impressed by Jackman because he can play rough and tough Wolverine, a gay guy on broadway and a crazy magician and I believe him in every role. Reynolds was kind of a surprise though. I mean, he didn’t get a TON of screen time but he was both funny and then creepy. Just the way he looked and moved at the end was great and I was glad he wasn’t Ryan Reynolds in it, not to mention he got totally freaking ripped for it. Lynn Collins though, a truly beautiful women, was also really great in this. I knew I’d seen her in things before and as it turns out she’s been in “Law and Order: SVU”, The Lakehouse, The Number 23 and a few more things. Small roles but she’s really moving up here.

Wolverine was filled with action, had some good humor and really helped explain why Wolverine is the way he is in all the other movies. They kind of left it open for a sequal to the prequal and thought this wasn’t the best movie in the world I’d definately see the next one. It reminded me why I loved the X-Men series and made me hope for more in the future.

Note: STAY IN THE THEATER UNTIL THE END OF THE CREDITS. There are not 1 but 2 little tidbits after the end of the film.

Wolverine gets 4/5 LJ Stars

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