Review of Logan (2017) by Caitlin C — 12 Apr 2017

After some of the missteps with Apocalypse, Logan is a much-needed comeback to the thrills of the franchise, yet this comeback is so successful that Logan is not be a true X-Men movie at all. In fact, it may not be like any other superhero film in the past decade, and it may not even deserve its classification as simply being a comic book adaptation.

Unlike other superhero films, Logan took the risk of breaking several genre conventions in order to make the story work, and the filmmakers handled this so well that the effort paid off spectacularly.

The new direction from James Mangold was the fresh take that the franchise needed after having Bryan Singer around for so long, and the acting paired off with the director's vision quite nicely. Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart are at their best in the franchise as their characters struggle here, and newcomer Dafne Keen is able to hold her own alongside two well-rounded actors in her own right.

With the dark, almost Western atmosphere and the original plot, the chemistry between the three actors is why Logan is such a special film, and this makes the characters' fates all the more heart-wrenching.

Overall, it may be sad to see Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart leave the franchise, but Logan is the best send-off that they could possibly have.