Terrific and Fitting Finale for Wolverine !!!

Rating: 10/10 (5 July 2017)

If one would take X-Men be it the cartoon or the movies, Wolverine always had and will have a special place and mention in many of the story lines. This character is like the face of the X-Men Franchise as the Adamantium Clawed Mutant with a Dark Past and Aggressive Nature of handling things when they go out of hand. This may be one reason why this character had always been given importance in the X- Men Franchise which also lead to making a solo movie X-Men Origins : Wolverine (2009) which may not have linked with the X-Men storyline, but was a movie which many of the wolverine fans enjoyed to see their heroic mutant kick ass out of his enemies with some stellar action sequences.
Coming to Logan (2017) directed by James Mangold, this is not the usual X-Men movie which would have multiple mutants clashing and bashing out each other with their superpowers, here instead we are given a different treatment for some of the successfully established characters from the X-Men Franchise ; Professor X played by Patrick Stewart and Logan\Wolverine played by Hugh Jackman. Unlike the other X-Men movies, there are no surprise cameos and CGI fueled catastrophic action scenes, but what we endear to witness is brutal action, blood splattering deaths and emotional bonding between the main characters.
The story is set in the future (2029) , where most of the mutants have been killed and their race is nearing extinction, surprisingly we get to know that one of the X-Men is responsible for the same which is not be revealed here.Also we see Logan aka James Howlett aged, he isn't the hyperactive person as how he was. He is slowly dying inside himself, side by side he is taking care of Charles, his healing powers are going down and the character is doing a Limo Driver Job just to keep earning for themselves and also have each day pushing. Things get topsy turvy when a lady named Gabriella approaches Logan to take custody of a child named Laura (Dafne Keen) , who she proclaims to be a mutant and like him (Wolverine) , for which Logan refuses initially and due to change of events the child accompanies Logan to his place. Also we have some people working for Transigen who are hunting for the Laura and are ready at apply any means to capture that girl. A minor interlink is there between the post credits of X-Men : Apocalypse which connects to main plot of this movie.
From here the movie enters into zone of Action, Drama and Emotion with Wolverine getting into his best act when the Claws come out of those knuckles which start the slithering process and also he gets a surprise sidekick for the slicing and chopping act. The most different factor about Logan is how the emotional bonding is depicted between the main characters (Logan , Charles, Laura) which was not much shown light in the previous Wolverine movies.
Patrick Stewart is in his best form as Professor X\Charles Xavier where he wins in portraying all emotions in the right manner throughout the movie and his comical interactions and dialogues exchanges with Logan and Dafne are captured very well. This is very different showcase of Charles done by Patrick when compared to the previous X-Men movies. There is wonderful scene in the movie where the character exclaims after waking up from a sleep and admits that this has been the best sleep which he had in years so far. This shows us the audience that what both Charles and Logan are in search of, Peace.
Hugh Jackman who has given blood and bone for this role, makes this outing more effective with his poignant and aggressive performance. For the man who thought immortality was his curse finally gets rid of the same in a touching and emotional finale. His best aggressive performance comes out when the Claws pop out and Wolverine unleashes his raging action on the baddies. My honest opinion would be that this role cannot be done more effectively other than him since, this character is one of the primary ones in the X-Men universe and carrying the same for more than 15 years is not an easy task since portraying the character on screen efficiently and perfectly is what makes the audiences connect with the character and also makes us embrace or dwell for the same, on this factor Hugh Jackman scores and hits bulls eye. Watch out for a surprise from Hugh itself in the movie which is sure to leave the audiences stunned and awed.
Dafne Keen is excellent as Laura, a kid whose life is at stake while she holds a major responsibility with her for saving lives of others. Be it the Action Sequences or the Interactions with Logan and Charles, she charms us all in both. Her conversations and dialogue exchanges with Logan add up to the minor comic moments in the movie.
The Climax ends up with high and heavy note where Logan realizes that his time has come and also ends up saying that "so that's what i feels like", since the character's journey has been all been filled with rage, sorrow, suffering, loss and much more. James Mangold deserves a much bigger credit for delivering an Action & Emotional farewell for the Adamantium Clawed Logan , but the world would always prefer , embrace and celebrate him as "WOLVERINE". One of the best X-Men characters that would always remain Immortal through ages.
For me this one was perfect though it had some minor shortcomings , but Logan (2017) will always be a great addition to the X-Men Franchise and also a fitting finale for Wolverine.