"Don't hit my friends."

Rating: 7/10 (23 April 2014)

As long as I've known about the character, he's been Wolverine. So why is this movie called "The Wolverine"?
Until the great final battle against the monster adamantium machine, I was enjoying the development of the story line dating back to the Japanese prison camp outside of Nagasaki. It sets up the action in the present day with the dying Yashida (Hal Yamanouchi) summoning Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to his bedside for a final good-bye. Wolverine's struggle with his own immortality is fertile ground for a much more in depth study than what we get here; his decision is made too easy when he finds himself helpless without the extreme healing ability.
But I guess you can't have everything. I was never a Marvel comics fan per se, and only know the characters peripherally so I don't get as worked up as some reviewers on this board. Hugh Jackman is pretty cool as the title character and does a credible job. Fans of this stuff require their over the top action and this one provides it well enough.
The only thing is, as long as I've known about the character, he's been Wolverine. So why is this movie called "The Wolverine"?