Review of Logan (2017) by 43In2014 — 03 Mar 2017

The short story: Went in with high expectations, ended up disappointed, as the film was a slow burn and has too many clichés.

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What's it like?: It’s 2029 and Wolverine/Logan is aging, which shouldn’t be because he’s supposed to be immortal. Prof X is dying and losing control of his mind power. A young girl, Laura, who has the same abilities as Logan, comes into their lives. They try to escape to Canada because Laura is wanted by hired men of Transigen, a genetics research company. It is a very violent road movie.

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Pros: The path the film takes, where two major X-Men characters could be killed off, is brave and noteworthy. The acting, in general, is also good.

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Cons: >.

1. While the film tries to portray Logan’s and Laura’s fights as realistically as possible, it comes off very violent and in some areas, unnecessarily so.

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2. Cliché #1: When trying to capture a person who has blades in their hands and has an accelerated healing ability, do send in a bunch of regular soldiers without any special weapons. >.

3. Cliché #2: While on the run from murderous chasers, do accept the kindness of a family to stay overnight at their home and do risk them getting killed.

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4. Laura’s initial muteness, mid-film speeches in Spanish and speeches in another language in the final third of the film are inconsistent and they were not explained.

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5. The supposed motivation behind Transigen use of excessive numbers of soldiers just to capture Laura is not well explained, particularly if you consider what is revealed in the final third of the film. Too much focus on just one person.

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6. Richard E. Grant’s character, the supposed arch-villain, was insufficiently developed and was killed off too easily. He should have some kind of an ace-in-the-hole to avoid dying so easily.

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7. The film is slow in many parts, thereby making it less of an action film. This could disappoint a lot of people. Estimated US Box office takings: $150m.

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8. Cliché #3: When the situation turns grim, a couple of people would pluck up their courage and chip in with their special abilities to defeat their common enemy, whereas they were not keen to use their abilities before this. >.

How would the different age groups rate it?

Children: (The film is not rated for them).

Teenagers: For those who can see this R-rated, it’s an Average. Young adults: Average.

Medium age adults: Average.

Old adults: Poor.

My rating: 3/5 (no half scores). Save your money and watch it on TV.