James Logan, PI

Rating: 6/10 (28 July 2013)

It's like The Wolverine signed a contract with a network station for a prime time spin off, and then we got a preview of the first two episodes of James Logan, PI going around town solving mysteries. The first is called "Wolverine and the Case of the Dead Bear," followed by "Wolverine and the Case of the Silver Samurai." Spoiler alert: he solves them both. And finally we can go home.
Sitting through the movie, my unstimulated mind couldn't help but wander to another analogy. Think of this installment as a movement in a concerto, where the tempo is andante, moving so much more slowly than the rest of the pieces. As part of the X-franchise as a whole, it needed more action, less bland dialog, and honestly, just the thrill that we expected of watching a mass of superheroes and supervillains go at it with their superpowers.
I get the attempt in a trend of making superheroes more grounded, but The Dark Night this film is not. Perhaps the only salvation is the bonus scene after the movie.