I was invited to attend the screening of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” in London’s Leicester Sq last night, which I was overly excited about. Having been a long time fan of the original X-Men comic books and the subsquent franchise, I was eager to see how they brought James Howlett aka Logan aka Wolverine’s story to the big screen.
…Thankfully, they did it brilliantly!
“XMO: Wolverine”, directed by Gavin Hood, stayed extremely true to the story of Marvel’s favourite super hero and explored areas that had until now, been left untouched by the other X-Men movies. Wolverine’s complex history of violence and betrayal was fully explored and explained. The film granted access to the reasons behind Wolverines inner demons, why he’s so filled with rage and for the very first time, explores why he and Sabretooth (played by Liev Schreiber) have an on-going feud. The latter story was what I found most compelling. I would love to divulge more into this, but I couldn’t do without ruining the movie. So I won’t
The special effects and the non-stop action lived up to my (high) expectations. The action sequences in this film are simply put, incredible. I couldn’t help feel like a kid again! Explosions, fight sequences, clever CGI and jaw dropping scenes often resulted in the auditorium clapping in amazement
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The story was complex and generally speaking was acted out by the cast very well. Hugh Jackman embraces Wolverine’s character so convincingly, I couldn’t imagine anyone else in that role. As I mentioned, Liev Schreiber played Sabretooth and also put in a stellar performance. But if I’m being totally honest, I really didn’t understand the casting of Ryan Reynolds or Will.I.Am. Reynolds, who played the legendary Wade Wilson/Deadpool did a great job, but I just didn’t get why they chose him in particular. Personally, I would have liked to see him play a bigger role in the movie. And Will.I.Am – it was actually very hard to take him seriously. A very strange casting call in my humble opinion.
…Aside from this, I was very happy with the film. I was happy with the story, the way it was portrayed, the way the film stayed very true to the original series and how they kept it fresh but exploring new ideas and plot lines. The special effects, stunts and action sequences were brilliantly played out. Therefore, I would easily encourage fans of the franchise to go see it and anyone else who wants to have a fun couple hours. I think this movie will please anyone who enjoys big action films.
In all, I’d give the film a solid 8.5/10
Peace, Love & X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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