Logan Is The X-Universe Movie We Need AND Deserve
It’s sad to see Hugh Jackman leave us as Wolverine (he has confirmed this is his last movie in the role) but he does so behind the best-written and best-produced of any of the X-Men or Wolverine movies to date — and featuring the best action.
Below is my spoiler-free review of Logan, telling you why it is a must see and revealing nothing more than what you see in the trailers.
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To begin Logan is based on the comic series turned graphic novel Old Man Logan. James Marigold who both wrote and directed the film, pulled it off remarkably well. Using the characters he had access to, he wrote and directed the best X-Men film franchise movie to date.
In 2024 the mutant population has shrunk significantly and the days of the X-Men are over. Logan, whose power to self-heal is diminishing, has succumbed to alcohol and now earns a living as a limo driver. An overworked Logan takes care of the feeble Professor X whom he keeps hidden away in a rusted out water tower on the Mexican border.
They are aging, ailing and struggling to survive financially. A decrepit Logan is forced to ask himself if he can or even wants to put his remaining powers to good use. It would appear that in the near-future, the times in which they were able put the world to rights with razor sharp claws and telepathic powers are now over.
The relationship between Hugh Jackman’s Logan and Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier is one to cherish to say the least. It seems nothing like acting, but rather pure emotion toward one another. The two have had their ups and downs together as companions throughout the years. The wit and charisma they display makes me wish I had that with all of my friends.
This movie brings you on a roller coaster of emotion from start to finish, from the action to the funny moments and even some hard-hitting feels. Dafne Keen strikingly fits the part of Laura, the young mutant with two claws per hand, not three like Wolverine. Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when this young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces. From the moment we are introduced to her, her impact is felt. Professor Xavier mentions to Logan when they finally meet Laura, that “she’s like you, very much like you.”
All in all, the time has come where the Wolverine film we have been wanting for years has finally happened and it was executed near flawlessly.
Logan (20th Century Fox, R, 2 hours, 15 minutes) hits theaters in the U.S. March 3rd. 5 out of 5 stars.
