Succeeds and completes a great franchise

Rating: 10/10 (9 December 2017)

Logan is the follow up to 2013's the Wolverine and the final film apart of the series. This film takes itself to new heights and is very much so better than the previous films of the series. Having not too high expectations but seeing constant praise and word of mouth surrounding this film, as it was being considered a "classic" and "one of the greatest superhero films", one was not too much to have expected, but overall Logan lives up to the hype and exceeded my expectations.
Noticeably different in this film compared to previous films of the series and X-Men films, is the R-rating. This apparently gave the studios a higher risk as they went all out. Most notably because of the success of Deadpool, an R-rated Woverine probably would not have happened. But we are lucky as it did as this film completely fulfills with its R-rating. The violence is top notch, much more realistic and we see Hugh Jackman use stronger profanity (some were forced in the beginning but it fits). Logan really is brutal and overall violent which is what makes it work, we see a lot of strong violence where his claws are stabbing through peoples limbs, their eyes and face, heads being ripped apart and just overall strong much satisfying violence.
The overall story line and plot is compelling and interesting in the least. the film's tone is very mature, serious and doesn't try for comedic relief or unnecessary punchlines, jokes or any silliness (like in the Last Stand). What makes this film work and succeed is not only the constant great chemistry between Logan and Charles, but the introduction to Laura- who very much so steals her scenes and is captivating to watch as the film goes. Logan has some very well done action sequences but with a running time of over 2 hours 17 mins, the story here is what keeps the film entertaining and on gas.
This film is emotional at the right times, unpredictable and will have leaving with a sense of greatness, that if this is Hugh Jackman's final appearance as Wolverine, then it was well deserved. Though, one thing which could have been better slightly was the handling of Wolverine's death. We see the rare emotion from Laura but it felt very quick and not too satisfying. Overall, Logan succeeds as the best Wolverine film, one of the best X-Men films (along with Days of Future Past), and one of the best superhero comic book films in general.