Expectations went downhill with not so engaging movie. Hugh Jackman was the only saving grace

Rating: 6/10 (30 July 2013)

Starting with X-men series ( directed by Bryan Singer) , Wolverine is the sixth outing featuring Hugh Jackman which has certain improvement over others in terms of story and performance but falls flat with not-so convincing plot, action sequences , CGI and screenplay.
Running away from the world , Logan ( played by Hugh Jackman) , leads a nomadic wild life until he is found by red-head Yukio who leads Logan to Yashida. Yashida must re-pay his debts ( he was saved by Logan during nuclear attack in World War 2) by trading Logan for the immortality he is craving for and giving death opportunity which Logan wants.
From the director of 3:10 to Yuma, Identity and Walk the Line , James Mangold disappoints this time. One would expect Wolverine to excel more than its predecessor with a superhero touch but not just the story , even highly anticipated movie gives a thumbs down to tamed CGI and not-s- engaging action scenes which is an integral part of a superhero movie but just turns into a bland love story. The movie running time is 126 mins and there is not a single scene which would be remembered after leaving the theater. Background score is ineffective. Editing is loose. Cinematography is just about OK. Screenplay is uninteresting. The only silver lining is power packed performance by Hugh Jackman who gets into character of Wolverine with well-chiseled physique and emotes extensively with appropriate scenes.
Overall , I did not like Wolverine and my expectation went downhill with not so engaging movie. Give it a miss. Average 2.5/5