Witness Logan's bone-grafting origin.

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, will.i.am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Dominic Monaghan, Taylor Kitsch, Daniel Henney, Ryan Reynolds, Tim Pocock

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"I come with you, I'm coming for blood. No law, no code of conduct. You point me in the right direction, you get the hell out of my way." – Logan

Why watch this? As violent, painful and glorious as The Wolverine's origin should be.

Plot Summary: This story starts in Logan's youth, where he and his brother, Victor, are ostracized by family and townsfolk due to their mutations. Their near-immortality aids their survival through the U.S. war years. They then join a band of mercenaries for hire. Though Victor becomes more ruthless, Logan has had enough and quits the group. But, of course, they find him...

Dad's Preview: Logan, aka Wolverine, is the star of the X-Men, both in comics and film (you know it's true). The burly, murderous nomad with a heart of gold (and healing powers AND retractable bone arm-spikes) wanders the world just trying to get by. This was Jackman's first solo effort as Wolvie, and man, he is jacked up for the myriad of action sequences. That said the film does a nice job developing its characters. Heck, even the romance is critical to the film's climax. The next film, The Wolverine (2013), is even better. 

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