My swedish hottie Annika offers up this fun pop tune.

I check my bed for bugs and spiders (though I don’t really believe they’re there)
I check my head, it’s getting tighter
I want to stop, but I don’t dare
I will not sleep until I’ve counted to 200 three times
I will not sleep until my pencils lie in a straight line

Goodnight, goodbye
It’s late, and I’m too tired to cry
Goodnight, goodbye
Just let me close my weary eyes

I pray to God twice in the evenings
And check the stove four times each day
I spin around the door to make sure that it’s locked
And wear these lucky socks until they fade away
The house might burn down, and it’s all my fault if that puddle doesn’t get me wet
If I get home before the rain you’re mine, but I won’t bet

One day, I’ll be stepping
On cracks and close my eyes
But I’m too tired to argue with myself
I’ll just do this one more time

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Here is to all the real people out there looking for love.  Some people don't get it once in a lifetime.  Decadence makes it harder than ever.  See what I mean...

Decadence

You don't care about nothing
So you don't care about love
If you want me to come back you better change
You better give up talking about money
Begin thinking of love
If you want me to come back you better change
You better change for the better
It cost more than dollars in sense
Take it from me there's got to be
And end to this decadence
...This decadence
You don't care about people
So you don't care about pain
If you want me to come back you better change
You better change for the better
Start using some common sense
Take it from me there's got to be and end to this decadence
For decadence is fatal
It's the beginning of the end
In self defense I cannot recommend this decadence
You don't care about real life
You're too distance and strange
If you want me to come back you better change
You better change for the better
It may be rather intense
Stop this caprice you've got to cease
This Fin de siècle pretence
For decadence is fatal
It's the beginning of the end
In consequence I cannot recommend this decadence

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You are not alone. We are all the same, all in this fragile skin, suffering the ugliness of simply being human, all prey to the same mortal dreads.

-Harlan Ellison
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There is no doubt that Hugh Jackman is the perfect actor to portray Wolverine; and Marvell's decision to do an origin story on Wolverine is a good idea.  The character is steeped in mystery for the average movie goer whom enjoyed the first three X-Men films.  The idea is to take us back some 15 years before the X-Men films take place. For the most part we get introduced to many new X-Men when they were young?  Cyclops is but a young teen, Emma Frost, Gambit all become small blips in the film.  The story itself is worthy and the assortment of other Marvel characters in it, but when you use other characters, you open Pandora's box to their origins too.  Certain enough that the bastardization of those characters hurts this film.  There is much confusion as to what nationality Wolverine is.  He's born in what appears America but as he ages infinitely slower than regular humans, he settles in Canada.  The same goes for the key protagonist, Stryker.  Is his program an American run operation or Canadian?  After all the secret government facilities are housed in both Canada and America.  It makes no sense.  How can a man travel in both countries and run what appears a secret American commando operation out of Canada?  On who's authority does he operate?  While I'm condemning all this garbage, the film actually holds together the first 40 minutes.  Then the story falls apart.  At the seams.  From Gambit interfering in a fight between Wolverine and Sabertooth without good reason, to Logan's continued interest in revenge after he learns he has no reason for it.

Aside from the failed story line there are still two major problems with Wolverine, one is story tellers bring in other characters without any true interplay.   The second is the ending. 

Starting with interplay: While the story between Wolverine and his brother Sabertooth (played by Liev Schreiber) offers some tension, it's not palpable.  It doesn't work. With an entire film to build that tension up from, it fails to do so.  Then there is the dreaded Weapon X program.  This is a detailed storyline which is dismantled and reconstructed without appreciation for how it affects other characters such as Deadpool.  I'll get to that.   When Wolverine joins the X-Team we get to see him participate in part of one mission.  We don't get to experience any true teamwork by the team.  Instead ...   more »