9. That Canadian Hunter Pushes "It's Miller Time!" Into Faux Pas Territory
OK, am I the only one who couldn't follow the first ten minutes of this movie? Logan, now a recluse living in the Yukon wild, moseys into town one day for the two essential "b's", booze and batteries. He bumps into a bunch of Canadian hunters, who Logan will no doubt have words with very soon. Later that night, he hears screaming. He comes across a campsite that's been torn apart. Nearby, he finds a bear that one of the hunters shot with a poison-tipped arrow, a poison that enrages the bear than leaves it in agony. Logan puts the bear out of its misery and heads into town to have those words with the hunters. That's where I get lost. Did some of the hunting party get mauled or killed by the bear? And if so, what the hell is the hunter who shot the bear doing in a bar a few hours later, boasting about what happened to his injured/dead friends? True, I might have missed something. Even with the confusion, the scene still plays well enough, as if it came directly out of a Western. But like the rest of these opening scenes, it all seems a bit perfunctory. If there's one thing missing from this section of the movie, it's the full weight and despair of Logan's immortality. On the other hand, I love Jackman's reading of "Sorry, Jean..." as he pops his claws in the bar - which shows just how complex this character is under his watch. Logan truly is sorry to break his vow of non-violence... just not
that sorry.