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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 Wolverin... read more read more...e makes a shocking discovery about his family bloodline, and gains a brother in the process. Flash forward to find the mutant siblings battling side by side through two world wars and Vietnam -- where they are sentenced to death for killing a commanding officer -- and Logan (Hugh Jackman) and his brother, Victor Creed (aka Sabretooth, played by Liev Schreiber), have joined a top-secret government task force. When their targets begin to include innocent civilians, conscientious Logan escapes to the Canadian Rockies, where he builds a home with pretty schoolteacher Kayla Silverfox (Lynn Collins). Informed by his old commanding officer William Stryker (Danny Huston) that the members of his old team are being targeted for death, Logan is heartbroken when Victor finds and kills Kayla. Vowing revenge, Logan agrees to take part in a dangerous experiment that will fuse his bones with a powerful metal alloy called adamantium, which makes him virtually indestructible and gives him the strength needed to defeat his powerful brother. Subsequently betrayed by Stryker, Logan (now Wolverine) sets out to find his blood-lusting brother and stop the cycle of violence once and for all. Along the way, the temperamental hero is joined by fellow mutants John Wraith (Will.i.Am) and Remy LeBeau (aka Gambit, played by Taylor Kitsch). But before Wolverine can seek vengeance against Striker and his brother, he'll have to do battle with Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) a formidable mutant instilled with many powers. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Gavin Hood

Release Date: May 1, 2009

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DVD Release Date: September 15, 2009

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  • jmanard52
    September 15, 2009
    jmanard52
    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.
  • StarCrossedVoyager
    May 19, 2012
    StarCrossedVoyager
    A really good cast and interesting story made it worth watching and I definitely feel like I know the characters more (coming from a non comic reader or X-men fan) so for me it was good and kept my attentions but I don't know how a hard core fan would feel. It did get a bit obvio... read moreus and draining to watch towards then end but overall it was an ok movie.
  • thmtsang
    March 1, 2012
    thmtsang
    Movie focuses on Logan and how he becomes Wolverine.
  • scottgreen96
    October 25, 2011
    scottgreen96
    I just didn't seem to click onto the film, all-be-it there is some darn good action and some good choices in the line of casting but, I didn't seem to warm to it. Although I didn't fully follow the film, there is some credit where it's due, just struggling to put the credit in m... read moreost places.
  • spielberg00
    August 27, 2011
    spielberg00
    The first prequel to the original three X-MEN movies isn't notably terrible, but it's just not all that great. THE LAST STAND was a considerable fall from X-MEN and X-MEN UNITED, but ORIGINS: WOLVERINE cannot even be truly called an X-MEN film. It can, though, be called an "X-M... read morean" film, given the fact that it centers only on Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), as hinted in the title. The real thing that bothers me here, though, is that even though some of the other X-Men are here, we don't get to see all the original X-Men like Storm (Halle Berry) and Rogue (Anna Paquin) who we loved seeing in the first three films.
  • skeletonking101
    August 8, 2011
    skeletonking101
    A Film about my favorite X-men members past and origin? How do you screw that up? Somehow they did it. I liked this film the first 2 times I saw it, but I decided to read some origins of the X-men characters in some recent comics online, and this film screwed up so many different... read more chronological moments in the characters past. They kept with the story of how Wolverine had obtained the Adamantium inside his body, but the characters are flat the action is less than perfect, and the plot has quite a few holes in it. But the biggest thing that ticked me off about this movie is that in the comics Sabertooth was never Wolverine's brother, and Sabertooth was in the first X-men film but the two don't even acknowledge each other or the fact that they are brothers, and the character of Deadpool being in this movie was just to satisfy fans to see him in something recently since how he was introduced recently and has gotten a much bigger cult following now, but they screw up his chronology as well, because in this film they make Deadpool basically invincible and made him a mute, while in the comics he isn't, and he never appeared in any X-men comics, mainly Spiderman comics. I also didn't like the cameo with Gambit because there was really no purpose to him other than him telling Wolverine where the island base was. Surprisingly the only character I kind of liked was the character that Will. I. Am played, but as usual they kill off the only cool character in the film. If I could sum up this whole movie in one simple sentence it would be "dull action and Everyone screams every 5 seconds."
  • fb729949618
    July 31, 2011
    fb729949618
    Could've done better.
  • fb100000040220993
    June 13, 2011
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    This could be considered a disappointment, but it's probably not as bad as you may have heard it is. It's very uneven, and the number of mutants tossed in the mix makes it feel bloated. That said, the conflict between Wolverine and Sabretooth is very well done, with top notch p... read moreerformances turned in by both actors. Add Deadpool/Weapon XI, and you have a pretty decent movie.
  • fb100002384654145
    June 13, 2011
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    X-men 3 may not have been a masterpiece but at least it had decent action and good visuals. The action in this film is boring, cliche, and poorly filmed. A lot of the CGI in the film looks like it was placed at the last minute, especially Wolverines claws. The story in this film ... read moremakes one wonder whether the writers even watched the three previous X-men movies. There are many moments that are just plain insulting to Wolverines character, especially one scene were the film gives a really lame explanation as to how Wolverine got his name. The film is overstuffed with useless characters. Not even Hugh Jackmans flawless portrayal of Wolverine can save the film from horrendous dialogue and poorly thought out character development. This film feels like an attempt by Hollywood to use Wolverines popularity in order make a cheap cash-in.
  • nikhilnn95
    June 11, 2011
    nikhilnn95
    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 f... read moreun than all its predecessors.

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Critic Reviews

Laremy Legel
July 7, 2010
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. Full Review

Sara Vilkomerson
May 6, 2009
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. Full Review

Ben Mankiewicz
May 4, 2009
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. Full Review

Ben Lyons
May 4, 2009
Ben Lyons, At the Movies

I was definitely disappointed. Full Review

David Denby
May 4, 2009
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 fi... Full Review

Peter Rainer
May 4, 2009
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

How does all this play out for those of us -- i.e., me -- who have not been staying up nights fretting over the origins of the X-Men and Women? The answer is: Fairly well. Full Review

Bob Mondello
May 1, 2009
Bob Mondello, NPR.org

Those movies where people get sent to an island somewhere, then discover that everyone's a clone, or a reactor is melting down? Imagine all of that happening at once, only everybody is indestructible. Full Review

Liam Lacey
May 1, 2009
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Suitably filling, if not always nutritious. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
May 1, 2009
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

If it's truly an 'Origins' tale, as advertised -- well, where are the explanations? Full Review

Tom Long
May 1, 2009
Tom Long, Detroit News

How do you make mutants dull? Full Review

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    • Logan/Wolverine: That looks like the creature that ate Fred Dukes!
    • Logan/Wolverine: All I ever wanted was to travel to far off exotic places, meet new exciting people and then kill them. So I become a mercenary. My name is Wade Wilson. And I love what I do.
    • Logan/Wolverine: Are you Remy LeBeau?
    • Remy LeBeau/Gambit: Do I owe you money?
    • Logan/Wolverine: No.
    • Remy LeBeau/Gambit: Then Remy LeBeau, I am.
    • Col. William Stryker: Mutants. I don't hate them, I just know what they can do. You don't realize this, but we are at war. I took an oath: Protect this country. My name is William Stryker, and I am not a monster. I am simply a patriot.
    • Col. William Stryker: Your country needs you!
    • Logan/Wolverine: I'm Canadian.
    • Victor Creed/Sabretooth: I despise my humanity as much as you cherish yours. And I will come for you without mercy.
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  • Which of the following was never a member of James Logan/Wolverine/ Hugh Jackman's team under William Stryker in X-Men Origins: Wolverine?  Answer »
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine- The film's opening scene is set in which year?  Answer »
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine- Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) is about to rape a woman during the Vietnam War and is stopped by a superior officer who he proceeds to kill. My question is, what did the officer say before Victor dispatches him?  Answer »
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine- After James (Hugh Jackman) and Victor (Liev Schreiber) are asked about their "execution" by firing squad, how does James respond?   Answer »
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