Film: Logan

GENRE: Action, Drama

RATING: R for strong violence and language
RUNTIME: 2 hour and 17 minutes

STARRING: Hugh Jackman (X-Men, The Wolverine, Les Miserables)

Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: NG), Dafne Keen (newcomer)

DIRECTOR: James Mangold (Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma, Wolverine)

WRITERS: Scott Frank (Minority Report, Get Shorty, Dead Again),

Michael Green (American Gods-TV), Mangold (Walk the Line, Copland)

PLOT: A tired Logan helps an ailing Charles Xavier and a young girl with mutant powers.   

FULL DISCLOSURE: Expecting this to be the best Wolverine film.

STORY STUFF: A great way to end the story of Wolverine. This film is well crafted and powerful at times. There are great scenes that touch on aging and family. I do think that the film goes on a bit long but I can forgive it as this is Wolverine’s swan song.

ACTING STUFF: Jackman & Stewart age their roles well as they fight to hold on. With the R rating, Professor X has gained more of a potty mouth, which I guess could be excused on his age. Keen, as new mutant Laura, is wonderful even though she doesn’t talk much. Her facial expressions and fighting skills are a treat. I also liked Stephen Merchant (Extras, Hello Ladies) as Caliban but I would have liked more background on him. Unfortunately, the bad guys were too cookie-cutter for my liking. I would have enjoyed more depth to their part.

ARTISTIC STUFF: Well shot action throughout. Because of the R rating, it is pretty violent. Even beheadings.  

VERDICT: Four stars out of five

SEE IT IF: You like the character Wolverine, even a little.

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