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(1 - 50) of 50 OFCS Rating: 42% Rotten Page   1   2.5/4 "About halfway through, Wolverine ceases moving forward with deep characterizations and transitions into a mindless action buffet."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   A. J. Hakari "will keep even the most jaded film-goer entertained... [but] you may find yourself, like Wolverine himself, driven to drink by the perverse hope that it will help you remember in any detail what you have just seen happen - but already forgotten."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel "Hugh Jackman displays considerable animal magnetism again in 'Origins,' which includes many great sequences showing him in all his Wolverine glory."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 4/5 "does a better job with Wolverine than the films that were supposed to establish him in the first place."   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron 2.5/5 "Packed with claw-shredding action and adventure, the film more or less delivers what it promises. The problem lies with what it promises."   CinemaBlend.com   Brian Holcomb B "It's all so plastic and forgettable, but for the 100 claw-popping minutes immersed deep in Wolverine country, the film remains palatable. Heck, if the actors didn't bother to speak at all, I'm convinced there's a masterpiece to be found in here somewhere."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 4/10 ""X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is a can´t-miss idea that misses every target."   DVDTown.com   Christopher Long B "...a super-action extravaganza made engrossing by dynamic performances from Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 2/5 "Everything that happens seems to play out as if following a checklist. It’s Paint by Numbers: The Movie."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius C+ "What we get is an efficient but thinly plotted comic book violence packed story."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 1.5/4 "Compared to the previous X-Men features, even the scope and grandeur feel miniscule. The movie ultimately just sits there, sputtering on fumes, without giving the audience something to invest their interests in."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman C+ "It's loud, chaotic, and goofy, one of the more negligible entries in the comic-book genre."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 1.5/4 "May not be the final drop in the X-Men cash bucket but its clear that whatever creative well fans wished upon for their beloved series has been officially dried up."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B- "Eminently disposable, but that's almost the point: Wolverine remembers the days when action flicks were action flicks, and we were content with visceral thrills and basic storytelling competence."   AMCtv.com   Eugene Novikov 2.5/4 "Hey, it won't win any awards but it does the trick..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. 2/4 "Hood never really establishes the essence of Wolverine's personalized demons beyond pitting our hirsute hero in compromising slice and dice tactical situations."   Associated Content   Frank Ochieng D+ "One of those dark, clammy, dispiriting comic book movies like Daredevil, Elektra and Catwoman, loud and frenetic but lacking either dramatic depth or a sense of fun."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A successful mix of action sequences and exploration of the emotional conflicts of the mutant hero, plus pop culture references."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat "More Iron Man/Dark Knight hyperjingoistic bull - a Bush-era hangover spoiling Obama's first early-summer blockbuster season."   The L Magazine   Henry Stewart 2.5/4 "In terms of tone and content, Wolverine is a nearer match to Daredevil than Iron Man, but its box office gross will undoubtedly be closer to the latter."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2.5/4 "never quite good or original enough to justify itself beyond an obvious extension of a money-making franchise that won't quit as long as the cash registers keep clanging"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick "Wolverine boasts some neat special effects, some decent acting and, best of all, it runs for less than two hours unlike some recent bloated, butt-numbingly long super-hero epics."   Sci-Fi Movie Page   James O'Ehley 2/5 "If you're not a die-hard X-Men comic-book fan, you're going to be lost, and if you are a die-hard X-Men comic book fan, you're going to be disappointed."   MSN Movies   James Rocchi 6/10 "It's funny how much I'll forgive just to watch Jackman play this raging mutant again."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 3/4 "Reliably action-packed first attempt at an X-Men origin story, succeeds largely based on having Hugh Jackman back behind the claws and facial hair."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 2/5 "rpakse sa sanida sotirias tin idea feature length epeisodioy, kai tin epekteinei apeythynomenos se koino kathe katigorias hamilis noimosynis (gynaikes, tweens), epimenontas se genika plana mehri to ntabani toy stoyntio, se thampomenes romantzades, se epan"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 2.0/4.0 "It's not unwatchable, just not engaging or compelling."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson 3.5/5 "X-Men Origins: Wolverine is like a Big Mac... not really good for you but decadently enjoyable."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr 2/4 "This feels like a movie put together by studio execs who think that stupid fanboys will eat up any random string of flashy, noisy action scenes."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B- "...fired by satisfying performances from Jackman, a shrewd Schreiber and the 'why-isn't-she-more-well-known' Lynn Collins as Kayla Silverfox, the woman who gave Logan his "X-Men" name."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "Upscale casting goes a long way towards elevating the pulpy material ... [but while] Wolverine tries hard, it never transcends its origins."   Miss FlickChick   Maitland McDonagh "Sometimes junk food is soul food, and sometimes junk movies are yummy and satisfying (and never mind the bellyache later)."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/5 "Wolverine isn't on the same level as The Dark Knight or Iron Man, but it does just enough things right to justify the price of the ticket."   The Horror Geek   Mike Bracken 3/4 "If the [potentially-intriguing] details of Wolverine's backstory are sometimes skimmed over, the movie at least delivers plenty of bang for your buck in the action department."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B- "The movie's version of adamantium is its three leads, all superb actors as well as action heroes."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 1.5/4 "With the exception of an adequate helicopter attack, the action is perfunctory and forgettable, albeit no more so than the script's range of cliches"   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "Num período em que os filmes protagonizados por super-heróis vêm surpreendendo por sua maturidade e eficiência, Wolverine representa um retrocesso não apenas dentro de sua própria franquia, como também para todo o gênero."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 2/5 "X-Men Origins: Wolverine has some serious problems. The biggest is that, aside from the dark and mysterious past, the character of Wolverine isn't all that interesting"   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 1/5 "This is such a mess of poor editing, cheesy special effects and unconvincing production design that even the Sci-Fi Channel might have had some qualms if it had somehow been offered to them."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 2.5/5 "It's a great-looking, action-packed adventure weakened by a superficial script that ignores logic whenever it's inconvenient."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 2/5 "The sort of thing I would've loved when I was thirteen. Unfortunately, that was 25 years ago."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves "For pure stupidity, nothing tops the scene in which a mutant falls at a descending rate so as to prolong the showing off of its long-since unimpressive superpower."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick B- "Strictly speaking, it's a mess... but an entertaining and heartfelt mess to be sure."   Mania.com   Rob Vaux C+ "The latest edition of the X-Men franchise is easily the least, with a convoluted storyline, poorly defined characters and a dark one-note tone that lacks the humor and light touches of the earlier three installments."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten C+ "You go in knowing it has certain beats to hit, and it hits most of them in ways you might expect … What it's most conspicuously lacking is any sense of surprise, of revelation, of creative boldness."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 6/10 "Inconsistent and surly, filled with superfluous sound 'n' fury but signifying very little."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 5/10 "Though the film is certainly better than the terrible pre-release buzz would have you believe... it doesn't do much to stand out from the summer blockbuster crowd."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 1/4 "The action sequences are bad, the plot is bad... Hugh Jackman? He's fine."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 2.5/4 "An entertaining opening cannot sustain a murkily-plotted film that relies more on convention and contrivance than character development."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell  (1 - 50) of 50 OFCS Rating: 42% Rotten Page   1