Karlos Inigo Dawang

1A              CN 11

 

Synopsis:

A couple of years after the events of X-Men 3: The Last Stand, Wolverine is still very much affected by the events of the last movie. He is further damaged, alone and with no purpose.  When a woman brings him to Japan to meet a man he once saved who offers him mortality, complications will arise that will put Wolverine at his most vulnerable and his most dangerous.

 

Critique:

The Wolverine is a great return to form for the character of Wolverine. Hugh Jackman as ever is fantastic as Wolverine, really showing his vulnerability, pain, and desperation well. Wolverine also gets some good character development over the course of this movie. The other supporting characters were also pretty good but only a few spring to mind as memorable.

This new movie is noticeably more serious than the previous X-Men movies as it is definitely darker and grittier. Despite this, it still has some comedic moments and lines, but they do not come very often. The story is quite entertaining and intriguing, but it is quite predictable and never really surprises you.

While the movie uses the Japanese setting reasonably well with its themes, areas, and battles, it does underuse certain elements such as Wolverine's katana, ninjas, etc. This does not really take away from the movie, but I wish the makers of the film would have taken advantage of it more.

The action in this movie is well done, not overdoing it by giving you time to breathe Some though may not like the length of these quiet moments as they may get bored by this. Due to Wolverine's vulnerability, action scenes carry a bit more weight and we get to see its consequences. While most action scenes are grounded, some come off as a bit cheesy (the train section comes to mind), but these are still quite entertaining. The weakest action scenes are when they use the shaky cam, which is still disorientating and annoying.

The Wolverine overall is a great movie, but certain elements stop it from being a fantastic one.

 

8/10

 

Oh, and on a final note stay for the mid-credits scene because it is absolutely incredible.