Genre:
Action
Theatrical Release: 05/01/2009(USA)
Release Date: 01/01/2001
Sound: DD5.1/DS
Run Time:
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
The gruff, adamantium-clawed
Marvel superhero
Wolverine strikes out on his own in this
X-Men spin-off starring series regular
Hugh Jackman. The story gets under way as the boy who will become
Wolverine makes a shocking discovery about his family bloodline, and gains a brother in the process. 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 -- and
Logan (
Hugh Jackman) and his brother,
Victor Creed (aka
Sabretooth, played by
Liev Schreiber), have joined a top-secret government task force. When their targets begin to include innocent civilians, conscientious
Logan escapes to the Canadian Rockies, where he builds a home with pretty schoolteacher
Kayla Silverfox (
Lynn Collins). Informed by his old commanding officer
William Stryker (
Danny Huston) that the members of his old team are being targeted for death,
Logan is heartbroken when
Victor finds and kills
Kayla. Vowing revenge,
Logan agrees to take part in a dangerous experiment that will fuse his bones with a powerful metal alloy called adamantium, which makes him virtually indestructible and gives him the strength needed to defeat his powerful brother. Subsequently betrayed by
Stryker,
Logan (now
Wolverine) sets out to find his blood-lusting brother and stop the cycle of violence once and for all. Along the way, the temperamental hero is joined by fellow mutants
John Wraith (
Will.i.Am) and
Remy LeBeau (aka
Gambit, played by
Taylor Kitsch). But before
Wolverine can seek vengeance against
Striker and his brother, he'll have to do battle with
Deadpool (
Ryan Reynolds) a formidable mutant instilled with many powers. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
;)
