The stunning end of Hugh Jackman's 17 years old career defining role

Rating: 9/10 (4 March 2017)

I was extremely eager to watch Logan, the farewell of Hugh Jackman to the X-men cinematic universe. It quite surprised and upset me that Patrick Stewart revealed he is departing also. So I sat into the cinema with my friends and with my high expectations, and I got what I expected. Nothing less, but neither nothing more.
Firstly we should state, that Logan is not the X-man universe's Dark Knight. I believe, that Christopher Nolan's 2008 masterpiece is a remarkable milestone in movie history, and we just can't compare Logan to it. With this I'm not saying Logan isn't great, I just saying that it isn't a masterpiece like The Dark Knight, it's a masterpiece in its own way among its own franchise.
Then to what films can we compare Logan? Well, we can certainly compare it to the previous Wolverine movies. And it is absolutely obvious, that Logan surpasses it's predecessors in every possible way. The main difference between the first two and the last installment of the Wolverine franchise is the age certification. The R rating created a violent and dark atmosphere for Jackman's character which were missing for X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and Wolverine (2013). The three film's titles are also remarkable. X-Men Origins: Wolverine focused on the creation and early-era of the most popular mutant, while Wolverine's plot revolved around the character's struggling with it's non-human capability and it's mutant enemies. On the other hand, Logan's story centers around human side of the x-men. The additional new mutant we get in every X-Men movie has much more human characteristics than any other previously. Caliban (Stephen Merchant) has got realistic emotions and feelings which is new but definitely great in this franchise. We also see that even the most powerful humans are mortal: *LARGE SPOILER WARNING* Both Wolverine and Professor Xavier finds their bane in this flick.
And finally some sentences for the technical aspects. The direction is just simply amazing. James Mangold managed the composite the cinematic elements in a fascinating way. I would glad to see him direct some less action-oriented realistic dark mooded feature, something like Christopher Nolan's The Prestige or Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners. The cinematography and the editing is astonishing. Both the fight scenes and the simple dialogue scenes are visually beautiful. This is probably the most perfectly edited Marvel movie to date, and only the Russo brothers' Captain America: Civil War beats it the case of camera-work. Last but not least, the soundtrack is awesome. We finally got a Marvel movie with proper score and songs that you'll remember and want to listen to them long after you finished the film. I highlight this thing because I think Marvel movies had a shortage of great soundtracks till this movie, possibly except Tim Miller's Deadpool.
To sum up, Logan is a must-see flick for any movie fans. Though don't except a film as great as The Dark Knight, this will be a movie you won't forget soon. After it you'll be probably sad that Jackman and Stewart is finished with this genre, but you'll totally understand it seeing their performances and character development. Logan is definitely the peak of the Wolverine franchise. It is a well-deserved farewell for Hugh Jackman.
'You either die a hero, or you'll live long enough to see yourself become the villain.'