Screw the critics. Since when did you last watch a movie based on Marvel comics for the drama? And when did we say we were interested in Wolverine because his character was so complex? We like the X-Men comics, cartoons and films because things blow up, mutants do bad things, and Wolverine kicks ass. Why do you think X2: X-Men United was more entertaining than the first in the series? It's because of that one scene, when he leaps off the second floor landing to the first, two masked men impaled on his claws.
If you're with me so far, you'll probably enjoy X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The movie pulled $160 million (worldwide) at the box office this weekend despite stupid reviews like this from the Star Ledger: "If it's truly an 'Origins' tale, as advertised -- well, where are the explanations?" Is Stephen Witty seriously that daft? The story isn't so complicated that a college-educated man can't follow. Entertainment Weekly, though, got the point: "Heroes and villains clash, then rise up to clash again, just because that's what X-Men do. The truth is, it doesn't matter Y."
My only critique: Gambit was missing the signature Cajun accent that made his character in the Fox cartoon series.
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