The Wolverine

A considerable improvement over X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Wolverine is set sometime after X-Men: The Last Stand and finds a Physically and emotionally vulnerable Logan hiding from himself and struggling with his nature and past choices.  During his soul search, the reluctant hero finds himself in a very John McClane "wrong place, wrong time" situation.  While some of the themes are represented, this was not the samurai Wolverine movie I was hoping for.  Slow to start, once it gets going The Wolverine delivers a film that is true to the character.  Wolverine is a man at odds with himself.  He is constantly working to hold on to his humanity while nearly everyone and everything is pushing him closer to his breaking point where his animalistic nature will win out.  That is well represented here.  Fans of Hong Kong action films will fall in love with the train sequence. The fight scenes are exactly what you would expect, well choreographed and fast paced.  Of the six films featuring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, this is certainly the best.  I must give credit to the filmmakers for using some lesser known villains here as well.  If you are in the mood to see Wolverine doing what Wolverine does then this is the movie for you.