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“The Wolverine”
Overall, this was a good, but not great film.
The beginning and first half of the film were exciting and had a good hook, but around the last half the film the plot began to weaken and lose velocity.
I believe what happened was the director started to realise that the film was getting too long and predictable, and tried to strengthen the ending by adding more action and some sudden plot twists.
However, it just didn’t work, and it made the last part of the movie feel forced and clunky.
Other than the weak ending, the film was entertaining and fun to watch.
Note to parents: the violence in the film does get very intense and slightly graphic at times.
In the beginning of the film there is a devastating atomic bomb explosion, and some characters get badly burned.
Also, a group of Japanese soldiers commit Harakiri (suicide by disembowelment) on screen; it is not shown directly, but is still very upsetting to watch for even the toughest teens.
In another scene, a character gashes part of his chest open and digs around inside to get a parasite off his heart.
This is shown more directly than the suicides, and is rather nauseating to watch.
The same character is also shown at various times pulling bullets and glass fragments out of his body with some blood shown.
The language in the film is strong, but not frequent.
Overall, despite the uneven plot and graphic violence, this movie was exciting and entertaining, making it a great summer flick for teen and adult X-Men fans.
Even as things sadly go awry toward the end, though, Jackman remains a formidable force at the centre.
His Wolverine does not want to charm us with a witty, sardonic aside; he doesn’t even care if we like him.
A descendant of the Clint Eastwood’s legacy, he is quiet, brute force personified, but with a minimum of blood in his violent wake.
This is a PG-13 matter of life and death, after all.
- www.commonsensekidsreview.com
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