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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C+
Source Brief Review Grade*
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"It is Hugh Jackman's misfortune that when they were handing out superheroes, he got Wolverine." more... C  
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais
"Want generic explosions, motorcycle stunts and lots of yelling? You got it." more... C+
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...Jackman works the picture like a trouper." more... C+
Filmcritic.com
Bill Gibron
"...An excellent start to the summer 2009 season." more... B+
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
"A keen disappointment ..." more... C-
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
"...A solid, efficient comic book movie." more...
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
"...Packed with nonstop action." more... B  
New York Times
A. O. Scott
"...Suffering from serious imaginative fatigue." more... C+
Reelviews
James Berardinelli
"...Generic and uninspired." more... C+
Rolling Stone
Gavin Hood
"Summer movies whimper to a start with the wheezing Wolverine." more... C  
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
"...Can't cut it." more... D  
The Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
"I can't say why this movie is necessary, but here it is, all 107 minutes and $10 gazillion of it." more... C  
USA Today
Claudia Puig
"Hood and Jackman bring depth to a comic-book tale of anti-heroes with anger issues." more... B  
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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