Review of Logan (2017) by Lone_Wolf_Sones — 13 Mar 2017

Logan marks what may be the final outing for Hugh Jackman as the character Wolverine as well as Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier. Jackman and Stewart give stellar performances that make you believe that these are men on the ropes.

You can feel the emotion and baggage each of them bear. The media has questioned whether superhero fatigue is setting in. What Logan does so well is that while it does depict characters that have super powers/abilities; it focuses on the human elements.

What it's like to become older. Having responsibility for someone else thrust upon you. Wolverine's relationship with Laura (X-23) in particular is interesting to see develop over the course of the film.

The film does kind of get bogged down in the 2nd act when they essentially find themselves on a road trip. But I was so invested in these characters by that point, that I was eager to see what happened next.

The film is rated R and for good reason. If Deadpool is one end of the spectrum, Logan is on the other. The violence isn't comedic as it was in Deadpool. It accentuates and amplifies just how brutal Wolverine and his young ward can be.

Logan is a great film that adds one more feather to Fox's cap after the success of Deadpool. It is my hope that Fox takes the right lessons from these two films in that with the right talent, direction, writing and respect of the source material, comic book films can be incredibly poignant.