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Connor Macgregor Reviews...The Wolverine
Hugh Jackman's career was made because of X Men. He's the driving vehicle of the franchise and the main face of the X Men story. The first attempt at an X Men spin off was not a success with fans as much as the studios wanted it too, but this next outing may be a much more interesting take than the first time around.
In modern day Japan, Wolverine is out of his depth in an unknown world as he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.
This film has a lot of strengths compared to the previous Wolverine film. The first is that its story doesn't feel constructed or machine like in its pacing. There's some actual depth in the characters as well as added mystery with motivations. Wolverine is pretty lost and out of his depth when in Japan, feeling very alien and lonely. I compare this film with Lost In Translation which deals in those themes much heavily. I also am very impressed in the way they shot Japan. Its a beautiful country and really works well with the story and fits Logan's feelings of being out of his comfort zone. Performances are also very good, including Hugh Jackman of course, who pretty much drives the film.
Despite these strengths, I didn't feel the film was one of the strongest in the X Men franchise. I felt the villains were pretty weak and weren't really memorable in terms of performance or personality. The Silver Samurai was interesting, but could've been a whole lot better. I also found some of the action sequences slightly boring too. I did enjoy some though, like the battle on the train and when Wolverine was battling various ninjas in the snowy village, but the others weren't that exciting to me.
Overall, The Wolverine is a good solid film that exceeds on X Men Origins: Wolverine, and goes further in depth into Wolverine's character, and allows him to venture out on his own without the rest of the other X Men.
Rating - 80% - B+
Connor Macgregor Reviews...The Wolverine
Hugh Jackman's career was made because of X Men. He's the driving vehicle of the franchise and the main face of the X Men story. The first attempt at an X Men spin off was not a success with fans as much as the studios wanted it too, but this next outing may be a much more interesting take than the first time around.
In modern day Japan, Wolverine is out of his depth in an unknown world as he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.
This film has a lot of strengths compared to the previous Wolverine film. The first is that its story doesn't feel constructed or machine like in its pacing. There's some actual depth in the characters as well as added mystery with motivations. Wolverine is pretty lost and out of his depth when in Japan, feeling very alien and lonely. I compare this film with Lost In Translation which deals in those themes much heavily. I also am very impressed in the way they shot Japan. Its a beautiful country and really works well with the story and fits Logan's feelings of being out of his comfort zone. Performances are also very good, including Hugh Jackman of course, who pretty much drives the film.
Despite these strengths, I didn't feel the film was one of the strongest in the X Men franchise. I felt the villains were pretty weak and weren't really memorable in terms of performance or personality. The Silver Samurai was interesting, but could've been a whole lot better. I also found some of the action sequences slightly boring too. I did enjoy some though, like the battle on the train and when Wolverine was battling various ninjas in the snowy village, but the others weren't that exciting to me.
Overall, The Wolverine is a good solid film that exceeds on X Men Origins: Wolverine, and goes further in depth into Wolverine's character, and allows him to venture out on his own without the rest of the other X Men.
Rating - 80% - B+