It had the potential to be a great franchise, but the people involved chose to gloss over the backstory and send us directly into the middle of wolverine's life. He went from a sickly kid to a killing machine in 30 seconds. The love story turned very cliche, and it seemed as if the writers were too interested in introducing other X-men to the plot. Dance with the fella who brought ya, Don't be so concerned about everyone else.