Film Review – The Wolverine

While greeted with robust box office, 2009’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”
was met with fan apathy, with most complaints stemming from the studio’s
attempt to make a colorful, cartoony mutant nation movie out of a solo
effort (wedging will.i.am into an acting role didn’t exactly help the
cause either), crowding out the central appeal of the picture. With “The
Wolverine,” the boat now rocks in the opposite direction, stripping
away the theme park vibe of the previous film to craft a more pained
take on the clawed superhero’s ongoing tango with mortality, eschewing
big action for furrowed brows and Japanese melodrama. The change in
scenery is attractive, yet “The Wolverine” is missing fire in its belly,
feeling mummified by its intentional downshift into a mood piece.
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