ORIGINAL TITLE The Wolverine (X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2)

YEAR 2013

RUNNING TIME 126 min. 
COUNTRY
DIRECTOR James Mangold
SCREENWRITER Scott Frank, Mark Bomback (Comic: Frank Miller, Chris Claremont)
COMPOSER Marco Beltrami
CINEMATOGRAPHER Ross Emery
CAST Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Famke Janssen, Brian Tee,Svetlana Khodchenkova, Hal Yamanouchi, Will Yun Lee, Ken Yamamura, Shinji Ikefuji, Conrad Coleby, Taris Tyler, Kimi, Louis Toshio Okada, Hiroshi Kasuga
STUDIO/PRODUCER Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation / Marvel Entertainment / Dune Entertainment
OFFICIAL WEB http://www.thewolverinemovie.com
GENRE Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Action | Superheroes. Based on Comic. Marvel Comics. Spin-off. Sequel.Samurai films. Ninjas

SYNOPSIS/PLOT Summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, Wolverine becomes embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons.

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"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. (Chris Hewitt: Empire)

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"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: **1/2 (out of four)" (Peter Travers: Rolling Stone)

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"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)" (Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune)

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"This new film trades meaninglessness for joylessness, and it may be the series' huffiest entry yet (...) Rating: ** (out of five)" (Robbie Collin: Telegraph)

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"Aside from the odd moment where our man flashes his claws, this looks like a burn-and-churn cheapie (...) Rating. ** (out of five)" (David Edwards: Daily Mirror)

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"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)" (Henry Barnes: The Guardian)

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"Until a third act that collapses in a harebrained heap, the director largely succeeds in keeping the more cartoonish aspects at bay" (Megan Lehmann: The Hollywood Reporter)

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"A modest superhero picture may sound like a contradiction in terms, but really it is a welcome respite" (A. O. Scott: The New York Times)

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"'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" (Peter Debruge: Variety)

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"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" (Louise Keller: Urbancinefile)

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"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)" (Guy Lodge: Time Out)

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