The Wolverine does its very best to set itself apart from X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but for all the nifty ninja-trickery and swordplay it is ultimately a disappointing film that doesn’t live up to the hype. Potential for a proper decent superhero movie was there – Hugh Jackman back in growl-mode, a feisty female sidekick in…

Four years on from the rightly slated X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Hugh Jackman’s adamantium-clawed mercenary is back for his sixth film and fifth starring role. But can James Mangold undo Gavin Hood’s misdeeds and restore Wolverine’s place as king of the Marvel superheroes? Despite a surfeit of ninjas and pseudo-noir cinematography, it turns out he can’t.…