Most "X-Men" fans thought the franchise was over with the third film, "X-Men: The Last Stand" back in 2006. But the series continues with "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", which is sort of a "prequel."

In the movie we learn the whole back-story of Wolverine: We see him as a boy, then as one of several mutants with special powers working for the US Government and then finally we learn how he becomes the most powerful of the "X-Men" characters. 

Of course Hugh Jackson is back in his role as Wolverine, looking a little different then the last time we all saw him - hosting the Academy Awards.

If you like action scenes, especially fighting scenes, then you'll love "Wolverine." It seems like every 5-minutes Wolverine is popping-out his claws and battling someone. There may be a few too many fight scenes.

The acting is O.K. but the story is pretty straight forward and predictable - the same plot we've seen many times before: super hero versus the evil military leader.

The special effects in "Wolverine" are pretty good, but nothing extraordinary.

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is rated PG-13 for all of the action violence. Kids are going to want to watch this movie and it's pretty safe, I'd say, for anybody 8 or above.

On The Official Kid Critic Report Card, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" gets a B.

This was my first "X-Men" movie when I saw it in the theater this past summer. I may now go back and watch the others on DVD. "Wolverine" marked the start of the '09 Summer Movie Season, not in the style that "Iron Man" did last year, but it still did pretty well at the box office.  

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