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The Wolverine

The Wolverine (X-Men: Wolverine 2)

2013

James Mangold

Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada ...

5.3

34,878

Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Action Summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, Wolverine becomes embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"This pissed-off man of Adamantium claws is stalking new ground (Japan), and his fight with yakuza on top of Tokyo's speeding bullet train is a wowser (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Chris Hewitt Empire	"Mutants. Ninjas. No turtles. (...) An improvement on the last outing for Jackman’s not-so-merry mutant. If only it trusted enough in its unique setting to forgo a descent into aggressively awful formula.	NEU
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"It's simply a more focused scenario than usual, full of violence done up with a little more coherence and visceral impact than usual (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	David Edwards Mirror	"Aside from the odd moment where our man flashes his claws, this looks like a burn-and-churn cheapie (...) Rating. ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"This new film trades meaninglessness for joylessness, and it may be the series' huffiest entry yet (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Henry Barnes The Guardian	"Hugh Jackman's sixth time out in the claws and hair combo is looking increasingly wearied, as the backstory gets more complicated and the action gets duller and flatter (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United States	Megan Lehmann The Hollywood Reporter	"Until a third act that collapses in a harebrained heap, the director largely succeeds in keeping the more cartoonish aspects at bay"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"A modest superhero picture may sound like a contradiction in terms, but really it is a welcome respite"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"'The Wolverine' boasts one of the best pulp-inspired scripts yet. It’s still full of corny dialogue...but there’s a genuine elegance to the way it establishes Logan’s tortured condition and slowly brings the character around to recovering his heroic potential"	POS
Australia	Louise Keller Urbancinefile	"Immortality, justice and integrity are the themes of this high energy action fantasy effectively set on a Japanese backdrop (...) there is a sense of sophistication about the film, thanks to Mark Bomback and Scott Frank's inventive screenplay and James Mangold's sharp direction"	POS
United Kingdom	Guy Lodge Time Out	"It's the stuff of Saturday-morning cartoons, but Mangold (...) hasn't the visual pop or lightness of touch to make it bounce (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEG

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