Subject of Aging

Rating: 7/10 (18 April 2017)

This seems to be the trend in movies these days where actors who are calling it quits or who are hanging up a role are getting their encores. Take director James Mangold's "Logan" which he also wrote. This movie is certainly a vehicle for Hugh Jackman, who has been in no less than half- a-dozen superhero movies at least. It was likely written specifically for him. Mangold smartly has made his super-heroes mortal and given his story more gravitas. The story feels like a variation of what we've seen before, but the subject of aging and death is right out in the open. It's a fresh and mostly honest look for a Super-hero movie, although the violence is explicitly graphic and maybe could've used a bit of a tone- down. Jackman, Stewart, and young Keen are a capable bunch to watch. The results are good. Recommended 7/10