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In a flash of adamantium and Japanese steel, the Wolverine has finally returned to the silver screen, with Hugh Jackman reprising the role of the seemingly immortal, ever-troubled mutant hero in the sixth installment of the X-Men franchise.
Directed by James Mangold, “The Wolverine” begins with Logan (Hugh Jackman) languishing in a Japanese prison camp just outside Nagasaki. What unfolds over the next few minutes will be an emotional roller coaster for any die-hard fan of the X-Men franchise, especially those looking to erase the failure that was “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” from their minds.
First you'll see the potential of the film, as it portrays the grit, sweat and harsh realities of life behind the POW fence in World War II Japan. The set is meticulously crafted and the uniforms believably worn down yet handled with care.
Right off the bat the film seems to have promise, huh? Not really.
The camera pans as we see an American bomber flying over the city in the distance. Suddenly, a young Japanese officer begins releasing prisoners out of the goodness of his heart so they won't be killed by the apparently inevitable bombs to come. With a swift swing of his sword, the officer frees captured soldiers from their confinement by cleanly separating the military-grade steel lock from its industrial-strength chains.
Then comes the bomber, unleashing the “Fat Man” atomic bomb on the unsuspecting city. Fortunately for our hero, the shockwave from a nuclear explosion is miraculously slow enough for our hero and his companion to dive gracefully into a well for cover. Of course this isn't the only thing that bombs in the 100 minutes of mayhem that remain.
By this time, the audience is keenly aware of two things: This film is going to be filled with blades and blood, and has no intention of delivering the strangely realistic tone set by the best of the blockbuster series. The soundtrack does not help either as it oils up more clichés with its mediocrity.
After the initial tone-setting opening scene, the film switches to modern-day Logan, leading a solitary life in the woods of northern Canada. Set after the conclusion of the third X-Men film, “X-Men: The Last Stand,” the bearded, chiseled protagonist is still living in the shadows of the death of his love, Dr. Jean Grey. Grey, played by Famke Janssen, makes appearances throughout the film in Logan's dreams, urging him to join her (assumingly in death), in what becomes a central theme of the movie — the death wish of the immortal hero.
Playing Logan for the sixth time, Jackman flaunts his signature scowl and bulging muscles, in dramatic turns as his flesh heals after one blow, then another. This lonely-as-a-werewolf, nonchalant and depressed badass shows the same tormented soul audiences have seen five times already. Staring solemnly into nothingness drenched in the middle of a rainstorm and trekking through the rain, Wolverine can sometimes seem way too emo.
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