Tuesday 26 December 2017

The Shane of mutants

Logan (2017)

Directed by James Mangold this film stars Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Boyd Holbrook and Dafne Keen. Many years in the future an aged Wolverine is called to help a young mutant girl as he tries to look after Professor X who is suffering from a brain disease.

Continuing the sequence of every stand alone Wolverine film being better than it's predecessor this is the best X-Men film in some time. What I love most about this film is the way it brings something new to the genre, a look at what happens to our heroes once they are past their prime. While I do believe that everything is Shane (1953) this film does occasionally get a little too close to being heavy handed in drawing parallels. There are some great performances from Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman, it will be a real shame that Jackman is retiring from the role but this was a great way to go out.


4/5

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