The film follows James and Victor, two brothers that possess unique powers (and you guessed it! One can use his bones to pop out of his knuckle to use it as a weapon, and the other has beastly like features such as strong nails and speed). They grow to involve themselves with the army through the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and eventually the Vietnam War. Because Victor cannot suppress his animal-like behavior and rage, him and James are sentenced to be killed by a firing squad after Victor kills a superior officer. However, William Stryker, a colonel experimenting with mutants save both of them from rotting their lives and convinces them to join his team of mutants and the real adventure picks up from there.

The film features many Marvel characters, however, it never goes in depth with any of them except Wolverine and Sabretooth (Victor). The team of mutants feels as if they are literal backgrounds to the film. Group of colorful and beloved characters become a cluster, with no one getting enough screen-time or exposition. (SPOILER ALERT) By the second half of the film, you forget that Wade (Deadpool) and Agent Zero exist in the film even though they’re killed. (SPOILER END) The writing is also horrendous even for a superhero film. The plot-twists are brought down dreadfully because of the writing. Nothing feels as if they are meant to expose facts.

However, there is some good in the film. The brothers act as Cain and Abel because of their differences. Even though they both possess beast-like qualities, it’s the choices they make that set them apart. Liev Schreiber is exceptionally menacing and effective as Victor, with his snarling looks and tough demeanor. Ryan Reynolds stands out as a wise-cracking and memorable Deadpool despite his extremely short screen-time. The action sequences work effectively to showcase everyone’s characteristics. The cinematography is sufficient to tell a narrative that is filled with retarded-ness.

There you have it, one of our beloved Marvel heroes that was brought down treacherously by horrible writing. But then again, it’s Wolverine. Just seeing him on screen with his own story might be satisfying enough for a lot of us.

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity. 

Comments (2)

pkwak wrote on May 04, 2009

Title: ... It was entertaining, but I'm pretty sure Wolverine and Sabretooth weren't brothers. Were they? And Deadpool never had other people's abilities and so on and so on. Oh well. report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +0

Thebiusyu wrote on May 05, 2009

Title: ... i believe many facts wasnt really based on the actual comic book series report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +0