Review of Logan (2017) by Odjento — 10 Mar 2017

I've never really been much of a superhero film guy because I always feel like the plot is arbitrary and the characters are 1 dimensional and if they do have arcs they just jump straight to their next evolution without any growth towards it. The films are usually just about getting to the next set piece and cutting from mass explosion to mass explosion.

Logan luckily gets it right.

The film has definite emotional weight due to the script being able to give character interactions more meaning and just give the actors (Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart) more to eat up. The films set pieces have poignancy and conflict within them and captures the brutality of Wolverine. The X-23 character is also played with so little dialogue but done so well that you love all the characters and the way the act with each other. This film is an amazing showcase that superhero films can be great, if they focus on the characters and the plot first and not the big bosses they will soon fight or the biggest explosion they can put in. Sometimes the stakes in a film feel raised for the audience when they are lowered in the film (who gives a sh*t about Apocalypse eh?).

Great film and would highly recommend everyone check it out. Genuinely surprised me at moments, moved me and filled me with adrenaline in the action scenes.

Brutal, well written and somewhate emotional, despite its ex-positional ludicrousness. Also really nicely ties in the comic books to the plot.

8.