Logan (2017)
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Logan is directed by James Mangold (Walk the Line, The Wolverine) and stars Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables, Prisoners), Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: The Next Generation, X-Men), Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook (Gone Girl, Run All Night) and Stephen Merchant (The Office, Extras). "In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces". Wolverine hasn't really had a solo film that has done him justice - is Logan, his one last ride, about to change that?
Wow wow wow! I was not ready for Logan to be this
good. Fox’s Marvel once again execute a different, R-rated and refreshing
superhero film. Logan is certainly up there with Deadpool but for mostly
different reasons – it’s pretty awesome. I will be paying attention to the
month of March closely now because if Kong, Beauty and the Beast, Power Rangers
and Ghost in the Shell all pull it off, it may be one of the best months in
recent film history. Logan has kicked off March and (kind of) the summer movie
season with a bang. Brutal, ruthless, fierce, gutsy and action-packed, Logan is
not for the faint-hearted but I think it’s going to please comic fans and
mainstream audiences alike.
This is going to be a very positive review so I
want to get the few negatives out of the way first. I found the film a little
hard to get into – the opening sequence is great but the editing and pace of
the first 20-30 minutes is a little choppy and felt a little messy – it had me
worried. Another negative for me was Stephen Merchant – I really didn’t get his
performance at all. His character looked quite wacky and crazy but he just
spoke like a normal Englishman – I feel like Merchant could have done more with
his performance, he certainly felt out of place. The film also doesn’t explain
everything thoroughly – there are twists and turns throughout that happen very
quickly but it doesn’t really make sense how/why they happened. Finally, even
though he was very good for the rest of the film, Patrick Stewart’s first scene
was quite cringe-worthy and I was not sold on him – however, his performance
was very convincing the rest of the time so I will let him off for this weird
and bizarre moment.
Deadpool was the first R-rated superhero film –
it had lots of sex, violence and crude humour. Logan is the follow up and it’s
intentionally not as funny as Deadpool but it turns the violence up a notch –
this must be some of the most graphic and brutal superhero film I have ever
seen – I loved it. I think Fox are picking the right characters to give R-rated
films – it works very well for both Deadpool and Wolverine but I doubt it would
work well for someone like Mystique. I haven’t watched the other solo Wolverine
films but I haven’t heard great films so I think this final outing finally does
the character justice. I won’t spoil the actual action sequences for you as
they should be seen to be appreciated but heads will roll, claws will go
through the head and there will be blood. The action was consistently
entertaining – part of that down to the shock value of how far they went but
also because it was extremely well choreographed. I was also stunned by how
much of the violence came from X-23/Laura – seeing a kid do all this ruthless
stuff was kind of crazy (But I loved it). Another development with the action
was the clone of Logan (X-24) – this wasn’t really explained so was confusing
yet shocking at the same time. However, I think this film is made for more
active and intellectual audiences who can put two and two together and realize
that they made the clone based on all the experiments they were previously
doing.
So, the action may have been brutal but the story
developments went a step further – this is where the spoilers come in. They
went there, they killed off both Wolverine and Professor X in one film – I thought
Rogue One had balls, Logan made me rethink that. I kind of had suspicions at
least one of the characters would reach the end of the road but not both!
Professor X’s death was probably the most shocking because it appears at first
that Logan killed him – he is killed so graphically. I thought X-23’s monologue/eulogy
to Logan was well written and executed as well – some of the words had some
strangely timely qualities. The back story of the kids/young mutants was also dark
and brutal – I really liked the way it was told via a camcorder effect which
made it feel even more real. This moment hooked me into the story and made me
really want to route for the survival of these kids. I think this is one of the
best ways a film has ever introduced the main plotline – it felt like an idea
out of a comic book and that’s exactly what it probably was.
I’ve touched on this already but the story for
Logan is very good – it has all the elements of the typical road trip film but
fits them into a superhero film. The story is easy to follow with interesting developments
throughout and it moves at a pretty fast pace. There are some nice, small
character moments that develop relationships which I felt were necessary and
effective. Especially with Professor X as he was the first to die so I think
this effectively reminded audiences of his relationship with Logan and how he
was father like. I also really liked the final action sequence and how all the
young mutants got to use their powers – it was very cool and the visual effects
were done in a unique way so they actually looked realistic.
The performances in this film are very strong –
Hugh Jackman wants Patrick Stewart to get an Oscar for his performance but I
would actually be pushing Jackman. This is Jackman’s career defining role and
he has consistently done a great job no matter whether the material is crap or
whether it is amazing (like here). This is Jackman at his best as Wolverine and
he has certainly done the character justice. Without Jackman, Logan wouldn’t be
anywhere near as good as it was. Superhero films live or die on their
characters and whether the actors truly become those characters – Jackman has
become Wolverine just like Robbie has become Harley Quinn and Downey Jr has
become Iron Man. Patrick Stewart is also very good and although I think his
performance is outshined by Jackman, I certainly wouldn’t complain if this
treasured actor received awards for this performance and character. I don’t
have too much to say on Stewart other than the fact that he is very good. I was
also a big fan of Dafne Keen – this is her first major role and although it’s
very Eleven from Stranger Things esque, she makes X-23 her own character. The
character was funny, sassy but also quite sweet – I really liked her. What I
also liked was how she actually ended up being Mexican – this was a development
I didn’t expect but it worked. Finally, I really liked Boyd Holbrook as the
villain – his role dwindles as the film goes on but whenever he was on screen,
he did a good job.
Marvel proper does the fun, popcorn films, DC
does the darker ones and Marvel Fox has created a new breed of superhero films
and they are two for two. Logan is up there with The Dark Knight for being one
of the most realistic superhero flicks out there – the settings, the
characters, the action – it’s all very realistic. It’s exactly how you would
imagine superheroes to live and act if they did exist in real life. Logan is
gritty, raw and very real – the action sequences take place in forests and
yards not in the middle of a big city. I also liked how the stakes weren’t too
high, the world wasn’t going to end, it was all to do with the characters and
their lives.
So, as you do, after watching the film, I did
some research and read what others had to say about it and many people felt
some political undertones – especially in the final act. The theme is
immigration which is obviously a big topic in America right now – the young
mutants are trying to get to the border of Canada because America is no longer
safe. I’m not sure whether the filmmakers shoe-horned this in recently or
whether it was always part of the plan – but who know it would become so
timely? I also really liked how X-23 was Mexican and I think that was a great
development, especially for the type of world we’re living in right now.
Logan is well written, intellectual and almost a
perfect film – it is definitely one of the strongest superhero films I have seen.
I was worried it was just going to be Deadpool 2.0 but they found ways to be
once again different in a new way. The performances from Jackman, Keen and
Stewart are brilliant – especially Jackman and Stewart who leave the X-Men
universe on an outstanding note. There are some possible political subtones but
they’re not bold enough to get in the way of the film. The action is violent,
entertaining and brutal, the story is pretty dark and it all just feels very
real. The more I think about it, the more I love it – Logan isn’t just good, it’s
great.
83
/100
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