Entertaining, but...

Rating: 6/10 (15 January 2014)

Let me begin by saying I did not dislike this film, however there were some things about it I found irksome.
The first one, and the most glaringly irksome for me was the fact that Viper's (Svetlana Khodchenkova's) lines were dubbed, and they were not dubbed well. It is extremely noticeable in her scenes and is very distracting. The actress herself does a great job, but it makes me wonder why they did not cast someone whose voice they would not have to replace. In my opinion this choice compromises the quality of the film.
The second thing that I disliked is the contradictory nature of Wolverine. I'm not that familiar with the comics, so pardon my ignorance and lack of in depth knowledge into "who" Wolverine is. I'm not sure if it's my ignorance or just the character in the film, but there were things that he did that didn't really jive with what they were trying to portray. For example, if he is so devastated over Jean to the point where he sees her constantly why was it so easy for him or even possible for him to be intimate with Mariko? Also, if he is so just why is it that he can and Mariko can have a relationship, but it's so incredibly wrong to him to discover her fiancé is cheating (before he found out he put a hit on her)? Is Wolverine just like this by nature and design, or was this a bit of an oversight? I've seen all of the other films with Jackman as Wolverine, and it did not seem this way in them.
Those things I mentioned are the reason why I gave it 6 out of 10 stars. They made me question what I was watching, and I didn't completely "buy what they were selling" which in my opinion with films is the ultimate goal. The questions they raised for me broke the illusion.
Jackman does a great job as the title character, to the point where I cannot imagine anyone else in the role, and Yukio (Rila Fukushima) outshines her "sister" Mariko (Tao Okamoto) in the like-ability department.
That all being said, it's worth watching, and it gives more insight to Wolverine, and ties in an interesting story from his past that holds your attention even though it's not a "save the world from disaster" type of film. It lives up to its name, and unlike Thor and the like it focuses solely on Wolverine and his own struggle for his life and identity without a large external threat that could destroy everyone.