LOGAN
(2017, Dir: James Mangold)
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DAMN. Hugh Jackman ALMOST made me cry in the theater! 😱😭😭
FINALLY! Logan is the X-Men film that adult comic book fans deserve. Reality has finally caught up to Logan (aka Wolverine) as he is now past his prime in a desolate mutant-free future and on the run from the law, taking care of the only family he has left, Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart).
Having hung up the spandex decades ago, Logan is tossed back into the fray when the last-living mutant, a child fugitive named Laura, lands on his doorstep. He sets out on a road trip to redemption, in hopes of delivering the girl to safe haven before the Feds catch and kill them all.
Touting a solid R-rating, the movie sheds the usual comic book campiness, and instead goes for realistically brutal violence and a nihilistic world view. It also explores the many definitions of the word "family."
As the newspapers say, "Not just a great Superhero movie--but also a great movie!" That being said, it's the best of ANY X-Men adaptation of ANY universe out there.
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