Suspend your disbelief while watching

Rating: 7/10 (7 March 2017)

6.5* out of 10
Didn't watch the trailer, didn't read the synopsis, I just walked in a blank canvas ready to absorb whatever was going to be playing on the screen. I enjoyed it, not as much as the other 9/10s and 10/10s the other reviewers are handing out but I enjoyed it. Here we have vulnerable Logan, walking-dead Logan, tsundere Logan, asshole Logan (the usual) and finally protective dad Logan. Just to preface, I am a reviewer that hates plot holes, it normally ruins the entire story for me, and Logan was a film that had some egregious plot errors. You basically had to suspend disbelief for the entire final arc. And not to mention the horde of mindless adversaries pouring out from god knows where only to disappear during times when backup was needed most, coupled with villains who've been plunked down with a paper-thin backstory, who you really can't be bothered to give more than two craps about. That being said, if it was any other movie, my rating would have automatically been a 5 and below, the saving grace here were the tender bits scattered turbulently throughout the film. Despite being unable to ignore the shoddy story-line, I found myself choking back a sob as Logan cradled Charles' head in his arms, and had tears streaming down my face as Logan dug a makeshift grave while trying his best not to fall apart at the seams, I was gripping the edge of the armrests as Laura and her ragtag team of misfit mutants were hunted down and cheered silently when Logan hulked out. Honestly, I went into the cinema looking for a bit of Saturday night movie action fun and came away with something more, it's definitely a different animal on its own in the X-men franchise. I just wished that the story-line could have been more clearly thought through, it would have made for a much more cohesive experience. For a final swan song, it could've been done better, but it definitely isn't a shabby film at all.