Personal, interesting and not a bad origin story or a short cameo

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2013)

After three X-Men movies, a mediocre origin story and a short cameo, the Wolverine finally gets the stand alone film he deserved.
If you always had wanted to see a movie delve deep in the Wolverine mythology, his personality his mentality and his rage filled problems, this is the movie for you!
Taking place mostly in Japan (except for like three Canadian filled scenes, this movie isolates Logan from all familiarity and puts him in a situation of finding what he truly stands and lives for.
At first the plot seemed simple. Logan is stripped from his awesome powers and has to get them back. But the good thing about this movie is it delves deep into his personality and into other interesting plot points. There are various groups and sides in this movie and you never know who to trust and who to hate (except the Yakuza, those are some straight up assholes). The story always gets you to point badass A. to point badass B. and when it isn't kicking ass it is immersing you into the Japanese coulture and some cool Marvel stuff too. The only familiar face is Logan's and every other character is new and surprisingly interesting. I was never annoyed by any cast member. And of course Hugh Jackman plays the role like a fierce and rage filled badass.
The story could not have been good without the great thematisation of the character's surroundings. Japan is colorful and vivid, the sets are very detailed and some scenes just stand out like the opening, the finale and that one awesome bullet train action scene! Speeking of bullet trains one complaint is that the camera man seemed to be stuck in one through some action sequences. The shaky cam was sometimes overused and it just pulled me out of the action. But there are some moments that just get your veins pumping with that awesome geek blood that we all got.
The wolverine in general isn't a comic book masterpiece but it took us in a more personal journey that explored the character through the whole deal and gave us some memorable action scenes.
I give this bad boy an 8 outta 10!