The Wolverine

PG-13
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen,Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Svetlana Khodchenkova
Total Running Time: 2 Hours and 6 Minutes

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Hugh Jackman starring as "The Wolverine" for his sixth time!!! Hard to believe that he has reprised this role six times. That is the record for any actor!
He finds himself literally holed-up in a prison in Nagasaki, Japan when the atomic bomb goes off. With his amazing super-powers of strength and the ability he has to regenerate himself and never age or get old, he is able to help save the life of a Japanese soldier named Yashida (Hal Yamanouchi).
Years later he is living his life somewhat as a mountain man type keeping a low-profile and agonizing the loss of his beloved Jean (Famke Janssen). He is riddled with guilt over her death, she is always haunting him to please die and be with her.
 He is hunted down and found by Yukio (Rila Fukushima). She insists that he join her on a flight to Tokyo, Japan to meet with Mr. Yashida, who is requesting to meet with him because he is on his death bed and that is his last dying wish.
Wolverine reluctantly agrees, and off they go. He is taken to meet Yasida who is gravely ill. Yashida is shocked to see Wolverine after all of the years that had passed by and Wolverine had not aged at all! Yashida is very old and decrepit. Yashida had become a very rich and powerful man in Japan. He decided to sign over all of his wealth to his grand-daughter Mariko (Tao Okamoto) and by-pass his son Shingen (Hiroyuki Sanada) which really angers him.
Many gangsters and bad guys are trying as hard as they can to find her and kidnap her for her wealth! She and Wolverine pair up and go into hiding to keep her safe. They start to fall for each other and they have a brief bedroom scene.
Wolverine does encounter one villain, Viper (Svetlana Khodchenkova). She tempts her victims, then kisses them with her viper tongue and she also has poison breath. She is not very strong in the movie and her character is fairly weak. However, the highlight of the movie was when Wolverine has a fight scene on top of a bullet train. A very high speed and intense scene!
I actually enjoyed The Wolverine. It was better than I had anticipated. The story was stronger and his character was well defined and you really felt his pain and agony.
Parents be advised, this movie is a really hard PG-13. I would not recommend it for anyone under the age of 15. There is a ton of fighting with really intense sci-fi action. There is also some sensuality and sexuality. There is also some profanity and the F-bomb is also dropped.
I am giving "The Wolverine" three bags of popcorn.