LOGAN - A blood stained, emotional triumph!

Rating: 9/10 (1 March 2017)

LOGAN (Spoiler Free Review) Logan is a testament as to what can be achieved when a creative team is given the freedom to stay true to one of the most beloved comic book characters of the last 30+ years. In a world where Deadpool set the gold standard, Logan grabs the genre by the balls & delivers a master class in how it's done, even without all the bells and whistles, blood and chaos (of which there is a lot) that comes with it's R-rating. For fans of the Old Man Logan graphic novel, Mangold delivers on that familiar tone and feel in what ultimately plays out to be a gritty yet emotive character driven piece. We get to see both Hugh Jackman & Patrick Stewart give the finest performances of their often overcrowded & muddled X-Men careers and can only be saddened at the thought of the things that could have been if this was something that the franchise had offered in the beginning. However, we do get to see a passing of the torch so to speak with the introduction of everyone's favourite adamantium wielding, blood thirsty, pre teen clone Laura Kinney aka X-23 who is not just the catalyst to the entire story but the glue that holds it together in the most explosive and violent of ways....and we loved every second of it. Dafne Keen is a shining light in the blood stained emotional triumph that is Logan. This film is everything a Wolverine fan could ask for and more. 9/10