Review of Logan (2017) by Danny P — 04 Jul 2017

I came at this movie having only seen the first X-Men. So I don't think it hit me as hard as someone who'd been invested in Jackman's Wolverine for the past decade and a half.

But it was still excellent. Logan does as good a job of exploring aging as the original does of exploring coming-of-age. Dafne Keen is nothing short of awesome, and the weaving of western tropes into the X-Men story is done very well. The use of graphic violence really adds to the weight of the story in an effective way.

Some of the symbolism was a bit too on the nose for me, but at the end of the day it's a solid movie that's worthwhile even for non-genre fans.