The Wolverine

Hugh Jackman goes on a Japanese holiday to learn about the Samurai, fight Yakuza gangs, and battle ninjas in a quest for redemption.
Have I got the plot correct?
You can make your own mind up about the film after you go to your local cinema and enjoy the 130-odd minutes of a Japanese family feud interspersed with silky sword swinging action starring our favourite mutant.
I feel like I have so many more questions about The Wolverine after watching it than I did beforehand.
Of course we have Jackman reprising one of his most famous roles as the adamantium-infused hero Logan - better known as Wolverine, but that is the only character from the series to appear in this film (ignoring the mid-credits sequence).
He is an older Wolverine than what we are used to (even though he doesn't age), but more crucially he is a lot more embattled by inner demons. He is plagued by hallucinations of Jean Grey (Famke Janssen reprising her role from the three original X-Men films), and lives a hermit-like life.
It is the battle with inner demons that becomes the focal point of the film.
His inner battle is shown with countless visions or Jean Grey-interrupted dreams, and a physical battle with an inner demon-like device/creation continues to hammer the importance of his battle.
While this forms the main theme of the film, the plot itself leaves the United States of America as soon as possible, after Wolverine is asked by Yukio (Rila Fukushima) to accompany her to Japan to pay final respects to Ichiro Yashida (Haruhiko Yamanouchi), a man he saved in Nagasaki in World War II who is now on his death bed.
There he meets Yashida's granddaughter Mariko (played by Japanese model Tao Okamoto in her film debut), and protects her after her life becomes threatened due to her inheriting everything her grandfather owned.
Wolverine/Logan and Mariko grow closer as the film progresses, their relationship developing as they face whatever is thrown at them - including Wolverine's sudden morality.
Despite a fun action sequence inside, on the side, and on top of a bullet train, the first hour or so of the film could not go any slower.
It is supposed to be set after X-Men: The Last Stand, so one would assume we would pick up where we left off with the title character. Instead we're reintroduced to Wolverine almost from scratch, including the tired obligatory scene where our hero confronts a few men at a local bar.
Thankfully the pace picks up a bit in the second half, with one of the best sequences of the film shared between a fully fit Wolverine and Shingen Yashida (Mariko's father, played by Hiroyuki Sanada).
Svetlana Khodchenkova plays the role of mutant villain Viper well, but even she is eclipsed by Will Yun Lee's Kenuichio Harada. Harada is a childhood friend of Mariko and is head of the Black Ninja Clan, a group of ninjas sworn to protect the Yashida family. Lee's plays his part well - he doesn't overact the role, and he lets his skill with sword and bow do the talking.
Finally, the 3D option may be better left untouched. Sure it's great to watch the film and see the landscape have some depth, but it does not seem to add much to the viewing experience. It is as if it was released in 3D "just because they could", but all that does is lessen the product.

The Wolverine: 126 minutes (2013)