Better than X-Men Origins: Wolverine but, still not brilliant enough.

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2013)

The Wolverine continues with the adventures of the most bad-ass X-Men of them all, Logan/Wolverine(Hugh Jackman). The film takes place several years after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand. Logan is still having nightmares about Jean Grey(Famke Janssen). Soon however, Yukio(Rila Fukushima) tells him that her employer, Yashida(Hal Yamanouchi) is dying & wants to offer Logan a reward for saving him from the Nagasaki nuclear bomb explosion. Yashida tells Wolverine that he can end his immortality so that, he can live a normal life & die an old man. Yashida also tells Logan that he can transfer Logan's healing powers to himself so that he can be healthy again. However, Logan refuses. A deadly new enemy called, Viper(Svetlana Khodchenkova) sucks out Wolverine's healing powers, making him vulnerable when he's fighting. In his will, Yashida leaves his granddaughter, Mariko(Tao Okamoto) in charge of his company which upsets her father, Harada(Will Yun Lee). Now, many deadly ninjas are after Mariko & her life is in danger. Now, it is up to Wolverine to protect Mariko at all costs, even if it costs him his life.
This film was superb. The action sequences were wonderfully executed. The 3D was spectacular, especially in the train fight sequence & the climax. But, the thing about this film that really bothered me was that, there were hardly any mutants except Wolverine & Viper. Though it's much better than X-Men Origins: Wolverine, you miss mutants like Sabretooth, Deadpool, Gambit etc. This is definitely not the best X-Men film but, it's an extremely entertaining & jolly good way to spend your time. The performances was one of the highlights of the film. Hugh Jackman gives us his best portrayal of Logan/Wolverine yet! With no other mutants in the picture, this movie really showcased Jackman's acting abilities. Jackman brings to life a very vulnerable Logan, this time around. With his immortality stripped from him, Logan soon realizes that he cannot take any enemy lightly and he should either fight till he succeeds or die trying. The climactic battle between Wolverine & The Silver Samurai is another highlight of the film. Tao Okamoto is impressive as Mariko. Will Yun Lee is brilliant as Harada. Rila Fukushima is great as Yukio. Svetlana Khodchenkova is menacing as Viper. Hal Yamanouchi is outstanding as Yashida. Hiroyuki Sanada is effective as Shingen. Brian Tee is adequate as Noburo. Famke Janssen is spectacular as Jean Grey. The Wolverine is worth a watch for action movie buffs & Wolverine fans.