Mutants, Reluctant Heroism, and Genetic Patents

Rating: 8/10 (15 July 2017)

Logan is a 2017 film based on the Wolverine character from Marvel's X-Men comic book series. Hugh Jackman portrays Logan, an aging and ill version of the character that we all know and love. Professor X is also in the film, once again played by Patrick Stewart, and is displayed as an old, senile shell of his former self, suffering from Alzheimer's disease and/or ALS.
The story follows Logan as he tries to gather enough money to essentially retire on a sailboat. Wolverine and Charles Xavier cross paths with a young girl who has been artificially created using Logan's genes. The girl is being pursued as a runaway patent by a corporation, and Xavier insists that they help her. Pushed into helping the child on her adventure, the reluctant Wolverine finds himself once again attempting to fill the role of hero.
Moving, exciting, and heart-wrenching at times, Logan is an excellent film. Each actor gives an amazing performance and the story is very well crafted.
If there are absolutely any complaints to be made about the film, it would have to be the dialogue in the first several minutes of the film. Sounding as if written by Tarantino, the word f--- appears in every other sentence. Adult language is absolutely fine in a movie, but sometimes it sounds as if it was added later. As if any f---ing person f---ing talks like this. You f--- ing know what the f--- I mean? Also, while an excellent device used to move and elaborate the story, the professionally edited and narrated cell phone video from the nurse is so unrealistic that it pulled me out of the movie for a moment. These are very minor criticisms and do not take away from the movie as a whole.
Overall, this film is a must-watch for anyone and will leave all viewers moved, whether they are comic book fans or not.