To be forever young, not worrying about grey hair and wrinkles…sounds great!  Well, not that great for Logan (Hugh Jackman), aka Wolverine, an immortal guy who doesn’t age.  Everyone that Logan had loved eventually died, he became so frustrated that he resorted to living in a cave with no purpose in life.  However, things changed the day he was summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance. In Japan, Logan got involved with a powerful family, and was forced to make some changes in life; a change that would effect him forever. The Wolverine is  an action packed film, based on the comic book character, Wolverine, from the X-Men series.

Rating: 3 and 1/2 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: December 2, 2013
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 13+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will it Appeal to Kids? Yes

See the trailer here!

Talking Points:

Amongst all the violence there were some wonderful messages. {Spoiler alert} When Logan became a mortal, he learned to appreciate companionship and received care from others; something he typically never accepted.

Initially Logan was a loner, with his immortally he watched everyone he loved die, however through his relationship with Mariko, he found meaning and purpose to his life.

Logan was a caring, thoughtful guy. He sacrificed his life for his love, Mariko, and fought to save innocent victims as well.

Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence, see details below.

Sexual Content: Mild

• We saw a male character, who was only wearing boxers, flirting and caressing two women.
• Logan and Mariko went to a “love hotel.” Nothing happened in that scene, however later it was implied that they had a sexual encounter.
• We saw flashbacks of Logan kissing an old girlfriend.

Violent Content: Excessive

• Logan was shot and stabbed several times, we saw open wounds and blood on his shirt.
• Logan cut his chest open to remove a parasite from his heart.
• A woman named Viper had snake like powers and was very evil and creepy. She sliced several character’s with her sharp nails, tortured others by exhaling poison, and even killed people by kissing them.
• There was a fight on a moving train. We saw character’s fall out of the train.
• Blades eject from Wolverine’s knuckles, he used them when fighting.

Crude or Profane Language:

• We heard the f-word once. Other words such as; “b–ch,” “d–n,’ and “h–,” were used.

Drugs and Alcohol Content:

• Characters were shown drinking in bars.

Will it Appeal to Kids? Yes

Overall The Wolverine is an action packed film, one that teenagers may like. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film. Depending on the kid, I feel this is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up.