Claws Out for One Last Logan Outing

Rating: 8/10 (5 March 2017)

So I came out of seeing Logan this week with a great deal of frustration...not from the film itself but for what had preceded it in the X-Men films made prior to it, I thought what I had witnessed was very good indeed but really it bears no physical relation to what we've seen from previous X-Men films.
I only own one X-Men film (First Class) and I think that exemplifies my on off relationship with what Fox seem to have consistently got wrong with the films, no one can dispute the casting in either of the film timelines with Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence amongst others being seemingly perfect actors for their respected characters.
Yes we must praise the more emotionally driven storyline of Logan and the performances of not just Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart but of young Dafne Keen, but in equal measure you've still got to notice the flaws on show, I was not particularly impressed by the bad guys played by Richard E. Grant and Boyd Holbrook and there was a particular moment involving a character which is a hugely emotional moment that is then interrupted with the intent to further heighten your emotion for the scene you've just witnessed yet I was hugely frustrated by it, now this may be a story thread from the comics (I don't know) but either way I actually thought it detracted from a possibly hugely emotional story development that did have me on the edge of my seat and close to tears.
It sounds like I'm hating on it doesn't it but I feel we mustn't suppress the flaws the film still has including the fact that it is too long, that I am adamant of, however the stuff that is good is close to exceptional with a generally great script that is not only emotional but funny as well with the obvious Professor X and Logan conversing the absolute highlight, the great performances from said actors with Stewart for me being award worthy.
There are comparisons to be had with this film in the likes of the obvious Children of Men and the less obvious Creed, yes that's right the Rocky reboot that came out last year, I can already hear the superhero fans howling out it anger but there's something to be said for a long standing franchise character having an emotional one last hurrah having experienced all that they have in their respected film worlds, the 15 rated film that it is here in the U.K is really the age range the X-Men films all should have been in to begin with considering all the stories of persecution and so on, so to see the violence as it should be is all the more hard hitting and affecting.
Yes it is a different type of comic book/superhero film that is an extremely welcome one, I just feel we shouldn't have had to go through so many mediocre X-Men film experiences to get to this one ten films in that has such meaning and emotion.