2. It Uses GCI Sparingly, Then Goes Mental
Four words for you, and then you can vomit. Bullet Train, Giant Samurai. These moments are the difference between an amazing action set piece and the Goldilocks effect. Going in to The Wolverine, Hugh Jackman seemed to be quite hopeful that the mistakes made on X-Men Origins would not be repeated here. Sadly, when ol mutton chops is flailing around in front of a green screen and a giant fan, expecting us to buy him atop a high speed train; all I could see was Ryan Reynolds as laser-faced Deadpool. Sometimes, restrained action works much better. But just when you lose all hope, you get an absolutely rocking tear up with Logan and The Silver Samurai. It is the cinematic equivalent of your mother kissing an owie. Rule 4; use oodles of bad CGI to make your audience abandon all hope. Then slap them with some practical fisty-cuffs (or swordplay).