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May 1, 2009
At the Movies: 'Wolverine' just action and more action
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
Say you're immortal, and you've served in the battlefields of the Civil War and the trenches of World War I. Wouldn't you eventually want to sit out World War II and Vietnam? Yet Hugh Jackman's mutant Wolverine and his brother (Liev Schreiber) serve in all four wars during a prologue for “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”
| X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE |
 Director: Gavin Hood Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Lynn Collins, Danny Huston, Ryan Reynolds, Will.i.am Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity Running time: 107 minutes |
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