Excellent send off for Jackman's Wolverine

Rating: 8/10 (8 February 2019)

Its funny how expectations can severely damage your viewing experience of a film. I went into this film with massive expectations and left the cinema feeling a little dissapointed. It took a little time and a rewatch to realise what a fantastic movie this actually was. And in retrospect, i realise that it was more a feeling of melancholy than dissapointment that i was feeling when i left the cinema that evening. This movie pulls on your heart strings man. Its bleak, hopeless and downright sad. Very few movies leave me feeling like this, but Logan was definitely one of them.
The character development is excellent and you really feel for these characters in their struggle. Logan takes no prisoners and would not have worked if it didnt get the full hard R treatment. Although this film isnt perfect and does have a few annoying elements, (disregarding the events of Days of Future Past, and totally messing up the X-Men universe continuity again!) its good points far outweigh the bad. It works best as a standalone movie, and you shouldnt think about it in direct relation to the rest of the X cinematic universe.
Its a pretty basic story, but the great cinematography, music, acting, characters and overall tone of the film makes it great. You know a film of this kind works when even after several rewatches, you still get a lump in your throat and tear in your eye. While i feel its quite overrated by some, this definitely stands as one of the greatest comic book films ever made and a perfect send off for Hugh Jackmans Wolverine. Highly recommended! 8/10