A somber end to Wolverine

Rating: 8/10 (10 June 2018)

This review contains spoilers.
Logan is the final Wolverine movie starring Hugh Jackman as the titular character. The movie is set in a futuristic world where mutants are hunted and becoming extinct. A young girl with the same powers of Wolverine is discovered and Logan finds himself helping his fellow mutants.
From the beginning of the movie, Logan is already a departure from previous X-Men movies. The movie earns its R-rating by showing lots of gratuitous gore as people are cut into pieces by Wolverine. The scene also shows how drastically different the tone is. Wolverine is not a hero and works a menial job as a limousine driver. Professor X is revealed to have suffered a mental disorder that cuased the deaths of many mutants. Logan is not a hero in these scenes. His goal of earning money to move the professor away is neither heoric or villainous. The plot then moves to its main arc of Laura and follows Logan and Professor X on a road trip as they escape mercenaries searching for Laura. This plot is basic, but the execution is unique. The story is incredibly grungy and filled with twists that the audience may not expect. This is a gory and brutal story of characters being hunted. This movie transcends the typical superhero movies that are so common nowadays with a massive tonal change. This movie is nothing like the Marvel Cinematic Universe's movies with their light and humorous tone. It is for this reason that the movie deserves praise for trying something different for superheroes.
I am hard pressed to find anything wrong about the movie. The directing, editing, and acting are all good in this movie. Patrick Steward does a good job as a mentally damaged Charles Xavier. This movie does not appear to fit into any of the confusing X-Men story-lines, but this is acceptable with how the movie is stand-alone. Previous X-Men movies are not required viewing to watch this movie.
Logan is highly recommended. The movie is a shining example of what a comic book movie can aspire to be.
Grade: A