I really wanted to love “The Wolverine”. Seriously, I really did. But, I didn’t. I couldn’t.
Yes, Hugh Jackman is back as Logan aka The Wolverine — and that “The” is apparently important as this movie, Jackman’s sixth in the role, is supposed to be THE definitive take on the character. After four “X-Men” movies and his first solo outing, “Orgins: Wolverine”, Jackman is back and in Japan this time. Set years after “X3”, Logan finds himself alone and running from his heroic past. Continue reading Awful villains, boring characters cancel out what works in ‘The Wolverine’→
Can a man truly be redeemed or is he doomed to relive his past? Based on the stage musical by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, which itself is based on the 1862 French novel by Victor Hugo, “Les Misérables” is the story of one man’s quest for redemption, another man’s pursuit of justice and the question as to how we fit into the shaping of a country and the world around us. The film begins in 1815 France where the criminal Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman), imprisoned for stealing bread for his sister’s family, is paroled after 19 years. (Continue Reading at Examiner.com)
I really wanted to love “The Wolverine”. Seriously, I really did. But, I didn’t. I couldn’t.