A missed opportunity

Rating: 5/10 (7 August 2013)

I watched this film only last night, so thought that I would write a review while it was still fresh in my mind.
The beginning of the film is promising, but is quickly ruined by some very unconvincing CGI, which is a shame. Jackman's character is his usual brooding self in the opening few scenes, quickly re-establishing himself on screen and setting the tone. Then begins the gradual decline of this film into a seemingly non-stop mess of action sequences that had me looking at my watch after only 45 minutes.
The plot is there, and although some spirited attempts are seemingly made to keep it going throughout the picture, it is very easily lost amongst the equally tenuous sub-plots. There are not really any surprises in this film, as any potential twists are so easy to spot in advance that I would advise leaving your brain at home if you go to the cinema to watch it.
It could have been excellent - Wolverine is, after all, a very strong character - but as with so many films of late if half of the money that was spent on CGI was instead spent on the script, then the film would have been infinitely better.
This film passes the time adequately but no more.