Nice Wolverine Spin-off. Much better than Origins

Rating: 6/10 (2 February 2019)

At the beginning of the film we see how Wolverine processes the events from the last X-men film. Then he is asked to travel to Japan. An old rich businessman who saved Wolverine in the war, offers Wolverine to end his immortality so that he can just grow old and eventually die. Wolverine rejects the offer, but in one way or another he has lost his powerful powers.
Wolverine now has to save the granddaughter of the now deceased businessman because she inherited his business. Wolverine must protect her against a Japanese gang that appears to be under the leadership of the mysterious Viper.
The film can sometimes be a bit slow, but there is enough action and humor to keep you in the story. The story itself is beautiful, only sometimes predictable.
I was especially happy to see that Wolverine's claws really looked real, compared to Wolverine Origins. The biggest minus point I found to see the bone claws again. They seem less real and I am not a fan of them.
In retrospect, I liked the movie better than expected. Because of the trailer I had my doubts about Viper because she is not officially mutant, but in the film her mutation appeared to fit well and I found it an improvement compared to the comics. Just a shame that she can not now appear in the films at HYDRA, because the rights belong to different studios. Svetlana Khodchenkova plays the role of Viper perfectly.
Furthermore, I think this was Hugh Jackman's best performance of Wolverine of all X-men films. He has always been a fan of the Japanese story of Wolverine, which can be seen in the film about his acting work. The other actors also do well, but do not shine like Hugh Jackman and Svetlana Khodchenkova.
I do not understand that the film is 16+. There is only some violence in it, but nothing special. You also do not have to see the film in 3D. I only thought that the scene on the train was 3D worthy.
If you like superhero movies and especially an X-men fan, you should definitely see The Wolverine. He is much better than X-men Origins: Wolverine. Stay in front of the secret scene in the end.