X-Men Origins - Wolverine

X-Men Origins - Wolverine (2009)

  • 38% of critics liked it
    (252 reviews)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (495,899 ratings)

The gruff, adamantium-clawed Marvel superhero Wolverine strikes out on his own in this X-Men spin-off starring series regular Hugh Jackman. The story gets under way as the boy who will become Wolverine makes a shocking discovery about his family bloodline, and gains a brother in the process. Flash… More

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May 1, 2009 Wide
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Laremy Legel, Film.com

    You won't be upset you saw it, you'll have some fun, you'll see Wolvie beat the living hell out of a helicopter.

  • Sara Vilkomerson, New York Observer

    Did the plot points stick in my head five minutes after leaving the theater? Not so much ... but I know I was having fun while watching.

  • Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies

    Wolverine's backstory was good stuff -- but after the falling out with Schreiber, the story loses its center and it gets wobbly.

  • Ben Lyons, At the Movies

    I was definitely disappointed.

  • David Denby, New Yorker

    Alas, there's nothing quite memorable here: much of the combat is just a whirl of movement photographed up close. As the X-Men series has progressed, the startling poetic extravagances of the first film have given way to flesh-pounding clumsiness.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    Wolverine, Deadpool, lots of action . .i enjoyed this from start to finish. Lots of more hard core comic people may have not liked it. I on the other hand not being one of them loved it.

  • Eugene B


    Hugh Jackman gives an outstanding performance to shroud the fact X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a simplistic and safe film that doesn't really execute as much as the X-Men franchise. The script touches on familiar grounds and different landscapes but still doesn't surpass the… More

  • Directors C


    [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] Wolverine is an intriguing X Men character, I never thought he was the best, but considering his incredible back story you'd think that making him an origin movie would be a lot more interesting than… More

  • Eric S


    Suffers from horrible pacing and a clustered plot. Too many twists for my taste. The action scenes are clunky and boring. Whoever wrote the script for this film must have rushed through it. It's disappointing because Wolverine is such a cool character and this film doesn't… More

  • Nikhil N


    Fun action, great fast paced thrill ride with some story. Character development is at its optimum for the X-men films. Much more climactic than the X-3. Although it may seem a little sloppy and at times just poorly shot; the movie delivers a solid popcorn film that will be more fun… More

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