Review of Logan (2017) by Alex A — 12 Feb 2018

This was very good. If this is Jackman's swan song as Wolverine, it is definitely on a high note.

The performances here are excellent, which is no surprise really. Not much else needs to be said about that aspect. The characters feel more human and 3-dimensional here compared to other X-Men movies.

Thanks to said performances, the viewer vicariously feels the 3 main characters pain and tension, making you eagerly want them to survive. The villains aren't the best in terms of the intimidation factor compared to the franchises previous antagonists, but they sure are despicable here. That farm family murder was sad and shocking to watch.

The action is what you'd expect in an R rated Wolverine flick: chock full of bloody slicing and dicing galore. The choreography does get repetitive however.

I really don't have many negative things to say about this one. The soundtrack is calm, grounded and not over-the-top like most blockbusters, the cinematography helps set the gritty mood, and the action delivers despite it's repetitiveness.

This is the best X-Men film to date.