“The Wolverine” is a solid, straightforward solo adventure,
the popular titular mutant still consistently portrayed by Hugh Jackman after
all these years. Thirteen years after his debut as the archetypal feral
antihero in “X-Men,” the actor continues to play
This second Wolverine movie directly connects to “X-Men: The
Last Stand,” the third and least satisfying part in the original trilogy. Be
that as it may, what “The Wolverine” does well is dealing with the
repercussions. The deceased Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) recurringly haunts his
dreams, while the world-weary Logan
has been dealing with his guilt for some time in the Canadian wilderness.
Drawn out by an incident, Logan is kept from engaging in a
bar brawl by a Japanese fighter, Yukio (Rila Fukushima), who dramatically ends
the would-be fight, and whisks him to Japan to meet his dying friend Ichiro
Yashida (Haruhiko Yamanouchi). Logan
soon meets the billionaire’s granddaughter, Mariko (Tao Okamoto), who is
targeted by sinister factions.
Directed by versatile filmmaker James Mangold (“Walk the
Line,” “
Gripes like Yukio’s iffy mutant power and the drab, requisite
villainy of the Viper (Svetlana Khodchenkova) aside, “The Wolverine” mostly
entertains, and expands the cinematic X-universe further with the inclusion of
Jean Grey and the surprising end-credits scene (it looks like it’s connecting
to the rebooted X-mythology of “First Class,” as well). As a solo flick, it’s
quite sturdy; taking Logan out of
his element and making him adapt is always fun, a truism “The Wolverine”
understands, and translates well.
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