Rating of
2/4
Redundant and Emotionally Empty
Looneymanthegreat - wrote on 07/28/13
The X-men are one of the most popular super hero teams ever, and Wolverine is by far the most popular X-men, so a spin-off movie makes sense. That was the thought process when X-men Origins Wolverine was green lit. Unfortunately Wolverines first solo outing has a less then stellar reputation, but still made a lot of money; so I suppose it made financial sense to do this again.
I on the other hand did not really need more then one Wolverine spin-off flick, and I kind of doubt anyone else did either. The character is a lot of fun, and bounces off the other X-men well, but I’m just not sure he’s a complex enough character to hold a movie all to him self.
What we learn about Wolverine and his character don’t really add to what we learned about him in the first three x-men movies. I don’t need to be told again that he’s rough and loner-y on the outside but is really a hero on the inside.
The story itself is serviceable. I really like the fact that the entire thing takes place in and around Tokyo, though you don’t really get a good feel of the city; it’s refreshing to see a superhero movie take place outside of the U.S. I also like the action sequences, especially a particularly creative one that takes place on a bullet train. There’s even a genuinely surprising twist.
Unfortunately the movies message is redundant, most of its characters have muffled, dubious or cliché motivations and the whole thing holds it’s emotions at length. If you’re a big fan of Wolverine, or are just happy to pay to see any wolverine movie that is better then the awful “x-men origins,” then this is the movie for you; otherwise you won’t be missing much by giving this a pass.
