Decent and enjoyable but lets not go overboard

Rating: Null/10 (28 March 2017)

Logan is very entertaining to watch. We look at an aged and more vulnerable wolverine and later introduced to an even more vulnerable Charles Xavier. The maturity in terms of language, violence and darkness definitely works well and adds to the realism. The child actress, Laura, who plays Logan's unknown daughter also does a great job. The setting and story line also deserves to be commended as it was a unique look at the world of the X Men. We have gone from the limitless possibilities of the heroes in X Men First Class and Days of Future Past to a more fragile existence for the last remaining mutants. We are informed there are no mutants and Logan and Xavier are possibly the last of their kind. Unlike previous films that have seen Wolverine as a dominant force he is portrayed as a dying and often weak hero who is often on the receiving end.
However as entertaining as this film was it is not deserving of the over the top praise from critics. Some have cited this as the best X Men movie and some said it was in the same league as the Dark Knight. This was a good film but not one that was better than its predecessors such as X Men First Class or even Apocalypse. The X Men films have improved significantly in recent years but Logan would not be its best. The film often felt slow at times and the plot seemed disjointed. There was nothing overly unique about this film to set it apart. The story about creating future soldiers with abilities has been done before and there were no twists to be seen. Essentially it was a film about survival and when that fails we wait to see Logan die.
Critics and users can sometimes act like sheep and rather than see a movie purely for its worth their minds are made up in advance. This is a good film but not an iconic film, a strong 7/10.