THE HERO. THE FUGITIVE. THE WARRIOR. THE SURVIVOR. THE LEGEND. 

Logan (Hugh Jackman), who’s trying to put Wolverine behind him, is talked into going to Japan where a billionaire wants to repay a lifelong debt…

Another chapter in the X-Men franchise, one that follows some time after X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and takes inspiration from a 1980s comic book. Logan’s visit to Japan is a shot in the arm, a well-needed change of scenery and atmosphere in the series.

The story certainly has lulls, but the samurai influence fits nicely with Logan’s razor-sharp attributes, Jackman still has grizzled charisma aplenty, and the 3D action is exciting.

2013-U.S. 126 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by James Mangold. Screenplay: Mark Bomback, Scott Frank. Cast: Hugh Jackman (Logan/Wolverine), Tao Okamoto (Mariko Yashida), Rila Fukushima (Yukio), Svetlana Khodchenkova, Hal Yamanouchi, Will Yun Lee, Famke Janssen. Cameos: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen.

Trivia: Darren Aronofsky, Guillermo del Toro and Bryan Singer were considered for directing duties. Also released in a ten minutes longer version. Followed by X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and Logan (2017).