A superhero free from franchise

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2017)

Well, it only took Hugh Jackman 9 times playing Wolverine to make a truly great comic book film that can stand on its own. Of course, it required stripping away all the trappings: the continuity, the characters. This was not a franchise, but a story. And it worked because of that fact. A few complex characters on a conflict-filled adventure. Just the basics. I could have lived without some over-the-top moments at the end, but otherwise this movie was just plain brilliant from the beginning. Here's hoping they wait a while before the inevitable reboot.