Is really not that bad. It is solid entertainment, full of impressive action sequences (including one great one on Three Mile Island), loosely weaved together with the origin story to Wolverine and his brother, Sabretooth (played by Liev Schreiber, hamming it up). There is little effort made to ponder the dialectics of mutant existence, in contrast to the original movie trilogy, so instead we get a standard story of sibling rivalry, lost love, revenge, and admantium injection. It is fun to see more of the comic book mutants appear as extras, and even Xavier makes a late appearance. But nothing very complicated is being attempted in the movie, and it is a good way to ease into the summer blockbuster season.
As I was buying the ticket, the seller told me to “stay for the credits” and indeed, there is a fairly pointless 30 second scene right after the five full minutes of credits (during which I learned that what appeared to be the Canadian Rockies, were in fact mountains in New Zealand). I wonder if this was an official message, or just an employee eager than I not miss a second of the origin story.
well, chris, just when i’d thanked the dire reviews elsewhere for saving me money, you suggest it may not be terrible. still, i think i’ll wait for dvd.
by the way, is there an explanation for why sabretooth goes from being liev schreiber to a speechless animal in the first film of the trilogy? (don’t tell me what it is if there is one.)
No. And the explanation for why Logan is unaware of his own origins, and of his prior relationship with Sabretooth, in the first film of the trilogy is pretty weak.
chris, chris, chris.
I just watched Law Abiding Citizen so I still have quite fond memories of Wolverine.