The films focus on the boy who will become Wolverine makes a shocking discovery about his family bloodline. This pulse pounding action thriller sinks razor-sharp adamantium claws into the mysterious origins of Logan: his epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed. 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.
1 July 1979
29 April 1940, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
8 December 1976, Berlin, Germany
9 March 1963, Huntington, West Virginia, USA
24 April 1986, Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia
14 May 1962, Rome, Lazio, Italy
15 March 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA
25 March 1960, Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia
25 September 1969, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
30 November 1989, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
4 November 1972, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
13 July 1940, Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, UK
26 February 1975, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
20 July 1964, Brantford, Ontario, Canada
October 21, 2014
So much for a clean slate.
May 04, 2009
Wolverine's backstory was good stuff -- but after the falling out with Schreiber, the story loses its center and it gets wobbly.
May 04, 2009
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.
July 07, 2010
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.
May 04, 2009
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.
March 01, 2011
I haven't been this disappointed by a film since the new Indiana Jones.
July 16, 2010
Unfortunately, the special effects vary from impressive to embarrassing, and some additional trimming at the story level might have helped elevate the metallurgical rating to steel status.
September 29, 2012
Straight off the bat: this movie features more shots of muscle-bound men looking up at the camera and yelling "RAAWWWRGH!" than any other I can remember. It's the shoutiest film of the year.
January 08, 2013
Adequate
May 06, 2009
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.
June 14, 2016
No matter how well-staged, the action doesn't make much sense, and the story is a tedious muddle.
