Logan - His Time Has Come

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2017)

Saw 'Logan' yesterday it was one of (if not) my host hyped for movies of this year. This is not a typical comic book movie at all and is nothing like any if the X-Men franchise, if it didn't feature the characters of Wolverine, Professor X etc. then it could easily be mistaken as a completely different movie. This film is a dark, depressing, brutally violent drama action movie. The film see's Logan (Hugh Jackman) at the end of his rope, his healing factor is going and the admantium in his body is poisoning him, he's relying on alcohol and drugs to numb the pain, he also now a limo driver for hire to pay for medication of Professor X (Patrick Stewart) who due to his ability is experiencing brain seizures which are affecting everyone around him, he is also being looked after by the mutant Caliban (Stephen Merchant). However unexpectedly a young girl (Dafne Keen) (I won't spoil who she is and why) enters Logan's life and we find out she is being hunted by a group called 'The Reavers' led by Pierce (Boyd Holbrook) and this leads into a chase/road movie spread over the 2hrs 17 mins. The acting in this movie is brilliant, this seals the fact that no-one can replace Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, this is his best portrayal of the character and seeing go full berserker mode was one of the coolest things I've ever seen on screen, Patrick Stewart is as good as you'd expect as Charles Xavier he's becoming more insane and reacting to the drugs which is affecting his behaviour, also hearing both him and Logan drop the f- bomb didn't feel wrong or forced because it shows just how sick they are of everything that's happened. This is Dafne Keen's first movie and she is also brilliant, it's not often like 6 or 7 year old girl can be menacing but she acts this part really well and she works well with Logan & Xavier, for me the most unexpected casting was Stephen Merchant as Caliban, however it works really well he's sarcastic, creepy and it's interesting seeing Merchant in a non- comedic role. Last Boyd Holbrook plays Pierce well, he is a menacing and threatening villain and immediately dislikeable (which is the point). This film is R-Rated/15 for a reason, honestly seeing those claws slashing throats, stabbing heads, chopping limbs was incredible, it's what I've wanted to see my whole life, these action scenes are brutal and grounded and as the director said no CGI is featured. 'Logan' is the wolverine film I've always wanted to see and is nothing like any other comicbook movie.