Logan

Title: Logan
Released: 2017
My Rating: 9 /10
It's Hugh Jackman's final performance as the Wolverine, so you know it's going to go out with a bang. Dark, gritty and highly emotional, this instalment lived up to the reviews as "the best Wolverine yet."
A tired and older looking Logan and Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) care for each other, living with the absence of the X-men and other mutants. They want to escape and live a quieter, freer life else where, but their plans change when a young mutant (Dafne Keen) similar to Logan is thrust into their care and they must defend themselves against the evil forces after them.
Excellent acting all round, of course, but particularly from a fairly new Dafne Keen, who was able to perfectly play both an adorable, frightened young girl and a wild, vicious animal. Amazing scenes ranging from deep and heartfelt to fantastically choreographed fight scenes.
As the first X-men/Wolverine film rated 15, there was more bloody violence and detail in fight scenes, which can be missing in other more family friendly superhero films. This was excellent and thoroughly enjoyed by myself.
However, one negative I had was that at the start it felt as if they had thrown in swear words for the sake of it and to point out that this is no children's film. But once I'd got into the film and I'd looked back on it, it did make sense, it was just a shock to the senses at the start.
This film is a must see for any Marvel fan or true film lover. Hard not to enjoy and will become a classic. Excellent.

Comments

  1. Hippynutter3 September 2017 at 12:15

    I agree. I wasn't sure if I was so keen to watch this as Hugh was looking a bit ragged and not the usual eye candy, but I was soon caught up in the twists & turns of this exciting & emotional episode of the X men series.

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