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- First reviewJuly 21, 2008
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Good, Not Great
PostedMay 2, 2009
Teacherman
from Reston, VA
First off, I must say that the casting of this movie was great. Even Will.I.Am, whose day job is a rapper, did well in his part. I first thought the idea of Ryan Reynolds being a mutant was a bit strange, but after seeing the movie, his role fit him well too.
Most of the movie was well done, and the story to me did a great job of giving Wolverine a reason and justification to act as he does in the later X-Men movies.
It was a bit strange to have a few of the characters that appear in sequentially later movies be played by better actors in this prequel (like Sabertooth), but overall it was good.
So overall, a good movie, worth seeing, but not the best I've seen.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Excellent All Around
PostedJuly 21, 2008
Teacherman
from Centreville, VA
With all the hype that this movie had surrounding it, I was afraid I may be a little disappointed. However, after every person who I talked to who saw it raved about it, I decided to give it a go. After seeing it, I was
not disappointed at all. The writing and story were excellent, the acting was unbelievably good, and even the message, although at times very dark, still managed to be hopeful in the end.
The only minor complaint that I have with it is the character of Rachel Dawes. Although Maggie Gyllenhaal did a generally good job, it was weird having the same character played by Katie Holmes this time being played by someone else. In my opinion, it would have been a little more effective had they written another love interest or childhood friend in, and had Gyllenhall play that role. However, on a scale of one to ten, that complaint would register a 1 in importance to the movie, and, in the scheme of things, really doesn't take much away from it at all.
It is definitely worth seeing and it is worth the hype. Although everyone is saying this, Heath Ledger's Joker is amazing in that he is clearly crazy, but at times also very rational, a character very hard to portray. This is definitely Ledger's finest role, and although it is tragic that he has passed on, this is a great swan song.
not disappointed at all. The writing and story were excellent, the acting was unbelievably good, and even the message, although at times very dark, still managed to be hopeful in the end.
The only minor complaint that I have with it is the character of Rachel Dawes. Although Maggie Gyllenhaal did a generally good job, it was weird having the same character played by Katie Holmes this time being played by someone else. In my opinion, it would have been a little more effective had they written another love interest or childhood friend in, and had Gyllenhall play that role. However, on a scale of one to ten, that complaint would register a 1 in importance to the movie, and, in the scheme of things, really doesn't take much away from it at all.
It is definitely worth seeing and it is worth the hype. Although everyone is saying this, Heath Ledger's Joker is amazing in that he is clearly crazy, but at times also very rational, a character very hard to portray. This is definitely Ledger's finest role, and although it is tragic that he has passed on, this is a great swan song.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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