Too long, unexciting.

Rating: 6/10 (3 August 2013)

Several people criticized the last Wolverine movie as simplistic and shallow. We were made to believe that the latest movie would strike the right balance between depth and adrenaline. Guess what, it has managed neither. In India there is a saying- "Dhobi ka kutta na ghar ka na ghat ka". It basically signifies that sorry state that results when you try to be two things at once and end up being neither. An identity confusion ensues. The moment this movie ended, the above saying just popped into my mind. There's a new wave sweeping in Hollywood. A fad has developed to try and make superheroes more 'real' with shades of grey. Christopher Nolan epitomizes this, rather successfully, with his Batman series. His Batman movies are dark, have depth, keep you thinking and have top notch action. Not that Batman series of movies has no flaws, it's just that he's somehow managed to strike a balance. Several other superhero movies- our latest Wolverine movie- for example, seem like pitiable caricatures, misdirected endeavors. The balance between psychological depth and adrenaline has been mismanaged. The depth seems contrived, and action- unconvincing and unexciting.