By Nadia Ranaputri
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Richard E. Grant.
But it’s Dafne Keen’s Laura that manages to catch much of the attention as Jackman and Stewart. Bringing in some of the film’s claws, Keen gives us something to really care about her, mixing in wonder and plenty of fierceness.
From an action standpoint, Logan is brutal, and it is heavy. Logan does not hold back on the violence, which makes it all the more great. We’ve come to see a more savage Logan in the previous films, especially in X-Men: Apocalypse, but here it is dialed up to the point of no return. Heads are decapitated, limbs are cut, and hearts are stabbed. This is the most violent of the other X-Men films, and the most brutal that I’ve seen from a Wolverine film.
When it comes to the Wolverine standalone films, it’s mostly Hugh Jackman that brings out the best out of them, even if the story doesn’t. Logan is the film that brings the best out of most of the aspects, from tone, pacing, action, performance, and all the way to the story. As for how it all wraps up, it was the perfect send-off for both Jackman and Stewart, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. In the brink of Jackman and Stewart’s last outings as Logan and Charles, they sure made the most of their final time. As Stewart leaves his place, it’s Jackman that places his legacy firmly like a foot would right above his own; ensuring that this is in fact, the character that will always be his.
Stars: 4.6/5
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Director: James Mangold
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant, Richard E. Grant.
One last time, my fellow mutants. It is here at
last. Hugh Jackman’s final outing as everyone’s favorite claw-slashing mutant
Logan, as well as Patrick Stewart’s final outing as Charles Xavier.
Logan is the latest (and final for Jackman and
Stewart) installment in Fox’s X-Men franchise. Taking place somewhere in the
future that’s neither dark like the future that we saw in the beginning of
X-Men: Days of Future Past, nor is it bright and full of wonder; mutants have
supposedly gone extinct and even forgotten, as one character in the film
listens to a radio host saying “It’s 2029, why are we still talking about
mutants?” Logan and Charles, the only
few mutants left on Earth and both with deteriorating health despite their
mutant abilities; are left to fend for themselves by hiding in the Mexican
border. As Logan takes a job to provide for Charles and himself, he encounters
a girl with similar abilities, leading to trouble and endless chases aplenty.
For a last outing, Jackman certainly makes clear of
the fact, but it’s also certain that there is no other actor in the world who
could bring Logan to life as memorable as Jackman; not after this film. Logan’s
life is full of faded hopes and drowned sorrows, and this film digs them out a
few feet under, exposing what little hope he actually has left. He goes around
earning money to care for Charles whilst giving little attention to
himself, despite his deterioration, and rejects help given by others. He’s
angry, he’s tired, and he’s given up.
Patrick Stewart also completes the odd duo and
though it’s been a while since we’ve seen happier moments between the two, this
film takes a hold of them as a warning and as a reminder that they’re not the
way the once were. Though Stewart’s Charles remains as a small pinnacle of hope
to Logan, he too has deteriorating abilities that wavers like a time bomb.
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But it’s Dafne Keen’s Laura that manages to catch much of the attention as Jackman and Stewart. Bringing in some of the film’s claws, Keen gives us something to really care about her, mixing in wonder and plenty of fierceness.
From an action standpoint, Logan is brutal, and it is heavy. Logan does not hold back on the violence, which makes it all the more great. We’ve come to see a more savage Logan in the previous films, especially in X-Men: Apocalypse, but here it is dialed up to the point of no return. Heads are decapitated, limbs are cut, and hearts are stabbed. This is the most violent of the other X-Men films, and the most brutal that I’ve seen from a Wolverine film.
But between it all is the shadow of a broken world,
where all hope is derived and none of the damns are given. Hope is nothing but
a myth too far to be proven true. The film gives a somber and rugged tone that
almost feels like a Western at times, and a family drama at some point. The
action brings out the brutality, but gives us time to warm up to old and
familiar characters as well as the new. Within these scenes, most of the pacing
is perfect, though it may tether over to the edge of almost lagging at some.
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When it comes to the Wolverine standalone films, it’s mostly Hugh Jackman that brings out the best out of them, even if the story doesn’t. Logan is the film that brings the best out of most of the aspects, from tone, pacing, action, performance, and all the way to the story. As for how it all wraps up, it was the perfect send-off for both Jackman and Stewart, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. In the brink of Jackman and Stewart’s last outings as Logan and Charles, they sure made the most of their final time. As Stewart leaves his place, it’s Jackman that places his legacy firmly like a foot would right above his own; ensuring that this is in fact, the character that will always be his.
Stars: 4.6/5
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