It's summer movie season, and the big dogs have come out! For the first major movie to be released, Marvel Comics gives us another X-Men movie, this time focusing on Wolverine. Hugh Jackman is back as the iron clawed hero, and I've got to say, the movie was good.
While the movie wasn't the typical superhero movie for me, the story is pretty sound. While I am not familiar with the comic verison of Wolverine, the plot of the story is good enough for me to hold my interest. It focuses on the beginnings of how Wolverine came to be, before he joined the X-Men. The action was great, the fight scenes were well done, and fans of Marvel Comics or The X-Men should be pretty pleased!
Hugh Jackman returns as Wolverine and gives a solid performance. It always amazes me when actors from other countries can mask their true voice and speak perfect English. In his fourth protrayal of Wolverine, he enters Christopher Reeve territory. Christopher Reeve played Superman in four movies and was typecast for the role. Hugh Jackman can always bank on the Wolverine character to generate big box office for him.
While the movie was a nice start to the 2009 summer season, it didn't set the bar for summer movies this year, Star Trek took care of that the next week. However, for comic book fans, this movies doesn't miss the mark.
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