The Wolverine

"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)" 

"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)" 

"Until a third act that collapses in a harebrained heap, the director largely succeeds in keeping the more cartoonish aspects at bay" 

"A modest superhero picture may sound like a contradiction in terms, but really it is a welcome respite" 

"'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" 

"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.  

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