Genre-bending masterpiece of a performance

Rating: Null/10 (31 December 2017)

Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart's performances in Logan have made this "superhero" movie a very poignant and touching film, that nearly completely escapes being labeled under the superhero genre.
Watching these characters (Wolverine and Professor X) that we've followed through so many movies grow old, sick, and weak, and lose their superhuman invulnerability, in a way, makes them so much more relatable. While there's plenty of gory, violent action, the focus of the film lies a lot more on the humanity, emotions, and motivations of our favorite on-screen stars. We see them suffer, and we see them struggle: with regret, hatred, anger, and eventually even love.
Logan shows us how, at the end of the day, even superheros are merely mortal. They, like us, have to deal with the same mundanities and drudgeries of day-to-day life, and navigating how to find happiness and do right by others. And they, like us, eventually have to die. While technically part of the X-Men franchise, Logan can easily be consumed as a stand-alone film, one whose storytelling and execution are masterfully and thoughtfully executed.