I'm a Marvel fanatic. Like, big time. Watching The Amazing Spider-Man 2 pained me because of how wrongly they represented the villains. With that being said, my absolute favorite of all of the Marvel creations is by far the X-Men. The characters within it are so complex yet most of the movies have failed to reveal that. Lately, however, X-Men origin stories have begun to take serious risks with their movies and Logan did NOT disappoint.
First, let's go back in time to the previous Wolverine movies. Wolverine's origin story was a flop if for no other reason than it depicted Deadpool with really weird powers and with his mouth sewn shut. The second Wolverine movie was a flop because it lacked depth and basically became a kung-fu movie featuring a mutant Hugh Jackman. For Logan, Hugh Jackman is getting his final portrayal of Wolverine and the movie lacks nothing. I'll do my best to keep spoilers out of this post.
The movie is, in fact, rated-R and so parents, I highly advise you not to allow your children to watch this movie unless they have already watched a sequence of horror films. Yes, the movie is that intense. The R-rating is necessary, though, in that there is a ton of grisly violence that needed to be shown. Not only that, but the plot deals with children who were products of a mutant genome and now-missing teenage girls in Mexico. The children are experimented on as they possess the powers of the mutants they spawned from, reason being that the scientists hoped to create a mutant army that they could completely control. It's a disturbing concept and the movie doesn't shy away from the disturbances.
It's a graphic film that will likely stir up some controversy. However, it's a beautifully crafted film that will take you on the biggest emotional rollercoaster imaginable. You'll laugh, you'll cheer, you'll cower in fear, and maybe you'll go look for a support group after the film to deal with the sad moments that you'll only have to find for yourself. What I will say is, the mutants of the past underwent extreme changes that will break your heart. Stay hopeful though, because a new era is dawning for the X-Men. A new generation is stirring and my guess is that it will begin a whole new story for the X-Men movies. However, my guess is that these children will continue their R-rated violence as they've all been trained to be savage killers.
Guys, I don't care who you are, go see Logan. It's the best Wolverine movie and one of the best X-Men movies of all time. I gave it a 10/10 on IMDb, which I absolutely never do. Get out there and see Hugh Jackman's final X-Men role in theaters now.