Logan. Wow!
I saw this movie in Russian. Something may have been lost in translation.
Logan is a powerful character driven drama set in a future world where the X-Men have been immortalized in comics, and the Wolverine along with Professor X have not aged too well. The acting is top notch with all 3 leads delivering knock down performances. Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart turn in performances that, dare I say, are Oscar worthy, and relative newcomer Dafne Keen goes toe to toe with them and holds her own, even without dialogue for most of the movie.
This is not your child’s superhero film. There is plenty of drug use. Though of the medical variety, it is still technically illegal. Alcoholism and blood are supplied in full, and there is one scene of gratuitous female toplesseness. There also seems to be more than a fair amount of swearing. The story is slow moving, but not boring, and it is punctuated by intense chase and fight scenes. The CGI appeared to be minimal and the ultimate battle was toned down; a welcome change from what superhero films have become. If Marvel/20th Century Fox want to continue with this storyline, they have set it up perfectly.
Logan is the movie proving that the idea of superhero fatigue in Hollywood is no more than a mere fiction serving to stir up controversy and give lazy opinion writers an easy topic to talk about without putting any thought into it. The stars of Logan may not get Oscar nominations for their performances, but they have set the table for a mainstream superhero film to rise to the Oscar occasion.
Check out Romney's Review of Logan.
Logan is a powerful character driven drama set in a future world where the X-Men have been immortalized in comics, and the Wolverine along with Professor X have not aged too well. The acting is top notch with all 3 leads delivering knock down performances. Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart turn in performances that, dare I say, are Oscar worthy, and relative newcomer Dafne Keen goes toe to toe with them and holds her own, even without dialogue for most of the movie.
This is not your child’s superhero film. There is plenty of drug use. Though of the medical variety, it is still technically illegal. Alcoholism and blood are supplied in full, and there is one scene of gratuitous female toplesseness. There also seems to be more than a fair amount of swearing. The story is slow moving, but not boring, and it is punctuated by intense chase and fight scenes. The CGI appeared to be minimal and the ultimate battle was toned down; a welcome change from what superhero films have become. If Marvel/20th Century Fox want to continue with this storyline, they have set it up perfectly.
Logan is the movie proving that the idea of superhero fatigue in Hollywood is no more than a mere fiction serving to stir up controversy and give lazy opinion writers an easy topic to talk about without putting any thought into it. The stars of Logan may not get Oscar nominations for their performances, but they have set the table for a mainstream superhero film to rise to the Oscar occasion.
Check out Romney's Review of Logan.