CRITIC WATCH: X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE

Superhero movies seem to be all the rage these days, it seems a new one is coming out every few months. The newest movie out is one of a familiar topic, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The film has had months of hype, but the first reviews only suggest an average film.
Lou Lumenick of the New York Post had a pretty positive review of the movie. He pointed out that this is the first of the summer blockbusters to be released, and he says it was a good start to the summer. An interesting story line, a ton of action, and a great performance of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine allowed Lumenick to give this movie a 75 out of 100.
Claudia Puig of USA today also had a pretty positive review of the newest X-Men. She claims that while the movie is a “quintessential popcorn” movie, that the story telling and acting bring a great deal of depth to the comic book film. Like Lumenick, she agrees that there is plenty of action to keep the audience entertained. Puig also gave the film a 75 out of 100 rating.
Rick Bentley of the Charlotte observer gave a more average review of the movie. He suggested the action and intensity was all there to make this a great start to the summer blockbuster parade, but he though the film had some flaws. It was his opinion that the familiarity of the X-Men story has been over used, and hurt the film over all. He gave the film a 63 out of 100 rating.
Roger Ebart of the Chicago Sun-Times had a more negative view of the film. He felt the character of Wolverine just isn’t an exciting enough one to really bring a movie like this together. The lack of dialogue and wittiness from the character took away from the movie in his eyes. He gave the movie a 50 out of 100 rating.
Steven Rea of the Philadelphia Inquire also had a negative view of the film. He felt Jackman’s performance of Wolverine did not live up the ones in the previous X-Men movies. He also felt the film had too many “meaningless” battle scenes that took away from the plot. He too, gave the film only a 50 out of 100 rating.
Over all, X-Men Origins: Wolverine has accumulated a pretty average movie. This movie probably wont be winning any awards, but it still sounds like it will be a solid summer blockbuster.