Logan: A Heartfelt Swan Song

​At Last, we have finally reached Hugh Jackman’s final outing as the claw-shredding hero. In Logan, we get that final goodbye helmed through blood, sweat and tears. 

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Jackman returns in a final outing as a beaten and bruised Logan wondering the deep south in 2029. This near future dystopian gives us a glimpse in the mutant barren world, as we follow Logan (the never better Jackman) and Professor Charles Xavier (the mesmerizing sir Patrick Stewart). Logan’s claws don’t work like they use to and his healing powers are getting slower by the minute. While, Charles has grown older and wearier in his telepathic abilities.

Charles is also suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which is making his telepathy ever more dangerous. Make no mistake, Logan will tear through your heart and bring tears to your eyes as we see our beloved heroes pain be revealed on screen. Earning every right of a hard 'R' rating, Logan is a bloody, brutal and bleak depiction of life. Director James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma and The Wolverine) returns for the third chapter in The Wolverine series, delivering a grand superhero experience that redefines the genre.

Loosely inspired by the Old Man Logan comics, Mangold’s movie feels more like a superior western film, filled at the center with heart and soul. As we continue in isolation, Logan is drinking his days away in a hideout on a remote stretch of the Mexican border, picking up petty cash as a driver for hire. His companions in exile are the outcast Caliban (a fantastic Stephen Merchant) and an ailing Charles. But Logan's legacy abruptly ends when a mysterious woman appears with an urgent request--that Logan shepherd an extraordinary young girl (newcomer Dafne Keen) to safety. ​The plot then sets the time-worn warrior on a path toward fulfilling his destiny.

​As many ups and downs that the X-Men franchise has been through in the last 17 years, Logan marks as a franchise high for the series. It’s the most real, raw and brutal force superhero film you’ll seen on the big screen. The dialogue is crisp and the action is razor sharp. Emotions running deep through your veins, director Mangold’s film plays like a road-western high running off into the sunset. Hugh Jackman came, saw and conquered the man with claws right down to the very last frame. Sadly, like every hero realizes their time is short and all have an end. In Logan, we get just that and a fulfilling conclusion to the Wolverine. 

Logan is rated R (Restricted). For strong brutal violence and language throughout, and for brief nudity.