Logan is really the most haunting superhero film since The Dark Knight.

Rating: 8/10 (1 August 2017)

Logan (2017): Superpowers are one thing, but no-one said they were immortal. What happens when superheroes get old? Actually, what happens when, like many non-superheroes, they arrive at late middle-age without a partner, in ill health, and with an ageing parent to look after? I have hear rave reviews about Logan and many of them claimed that it is the most emotional superhero movie of all time.Except for Hugh Jackman's terrific portrayal,I never cared about Wolverine but Logan proved me wrong.Even not being a fan,Logan made me teary-eyed at the end ans Yes.. Logan is one of the most emotional superhero movie of all time.
Plot: In 2029 the mutant population has shrunken significantly and the X-Men have disbanded. Logan (Hugh Jackman), whose power to self-heal is dwindling, has surrendered himself to alcohol and now earns a living as a chauffeur. He takes care of the ailing old Professor X (Patrick Stewart) whom he keeps hidden away. One day, a female stranger asks Logan to drive a girl named Laura (Dafne Keen) to the Canadian border. At first he refuses, but the Professor has been waiting for a long time for her to appear. Laura possesses an extraordinary fighting prowess and is in many ways like Wolverine. She is pursued by sinister figures working for a powerful corporation; this is because her DNA contains the secret that connects her to Logan.
My Review: Logan is more like a survivalist thriller than a superhero film.Who would even dare tho think to make superheroes to fight for their survival?Logan did.Logan is an emphatically cheerless film about the cost of life, and the burden of being a superhero in a world that doesn't deserve them.
Part of the reason why Logan manages to be so emotionally effective is because it arrives late in the process for Jackman. The actor has been wearing the claws and percing the flseh out of everyone for 17 years, and he lets those miles show in every haggard look on display in Logan. Jackman full comprehends exactly what Wolverine needs to convey in each Logan scene -- whether its concern or compassion, remorse or berserker rage -- because he has occupied this character's skin for so long. It's second nature, and the decisions he makes along every painstaking step of Logan help ensure the movie's masterful success.
The second reason is the chemistry between Logan,Professor X and new entry, Laura.Our tired Logan taking care of ill-Xavier and the relation between them is heartwarming and funny at times too. Laura,who is almost mute for almost 3/4th of the film except for the screaming whenever she fights.All 3 of them has good chemistry between them which made us cry at the sad parts.
Logan doesn't follow the superhero blueprint, though that's a check in its favor. There are villains, yes, but the real antagonist staring down Wolverine is time, and fate. Cities aren't blown up and no visual destruction is shown in this movie.It has everything common which is uncommon for superhero film.
I was deeply moved by Jackman's soulful, intense and, yes, Oscar-worthy performance, which draws from every appearance as the Wolverine.Jackman wears pain, persecution and baggage in his eyes, and in his sighs. We see him wanting to stamp out hope but unable to go through with it, the actor carving up his character with both weariness and restlessness at once. It is a strong, resonant performance, an appropriately powerful.By his side is the great Patrick Stewart, who gives the most emotionally affecting performance of the entire X-Men franchise as a decrepit, mentally weakened Professor Charles Xavier.Dafne Keen is an absolute showstopper of a child who has all of Logan's powers and more, and none of the restraint its taken him lifetimes to accumulate. and the way this young child relishes the violence -- slicing villains to shreds with wildcat rage and ice-cream-truck glee -- may be this film's most disturbing image.
So,Logan is really the most haunting superhero film since The Dark Knight.
My rating 8.25/10