In all fairness, a character is not a character without motivation and emotion. However, that being said, we mostly watch Wolverine because we want to see him lose it and start impaling mo-fos with his spiked knuckles. So it should come as no surprise that in spite of some great acting from Hugh Jackman, The Wolverine is at its more mundane when Logan is moping about Jean Grey and living like a tramp; and this goes on for way longer than it should. Fear not though, because when things get messy in Japan, they get real messy; and we fast approach the closest to an 18-rated Wolverine film we are ever likely to see. It might not be gory, but it is thick, fast and visceral. So rule 1; if you want a Goldilocks action film, then ensure each minute of eye popping violence is countered with 5 minutes of weary dialogue.