"Logan, you still have time," says a panting Patrick Stewart in this X-Men sequel that bucks the previous trend of showmanship and gloss. In this latest installment of Hugh Jackman's (aka Logan) Wolverine, he's a very different beast. Melancholic, drunk with remorse, and with age advancing fast, we find the wolverine on a downward spiral. He no longer heals like he used to, he no longer feels like he used to, and he keeps running away from both the past and the present.

This terrifying quality has always marked Hugh Jackman's character. Even when we first met Wolverine in 'X-Men,' he was alr... read the rest.