Logan [Blu-ray]

Directed by James Mangold (The Wolverine, Walk the Line) from a screenplay by Mangold, Scott Frank (The Wolverine, Get Shorty) and (Heroes, American Gods), Logan is a finely crafted movie with a moving script and excellent performances that bring the Hugh Jackman Wolverine story-arc to a fitting conclusion.

The story is set in a not-too-distant future of 2029, but it's a world that's changed dramatically for mutants in general and for James "Logan" Howlett (Hugh Jackman in truly top form), who no longer goes by Wolverine, and Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart in arguably his best performance in the role), who's no longer a professor anywhere. The intervening years have not been kind to either man. Logan's healing factor is failing, his body having apparently been slowly poisoned over time by the adamantium fused into his skeleton as part of the Weapon X program. Xavier, who's now in his 90's, is physically frail but also suffers from advancing neurological degeneration and seizures which must be suppressed medically to avoid devastating telepathic eruptions that can lay out anyone who happens to be in the vicinity. With assistance from fellow mutant Caliban (Stephen Merchant), Logan looks after Charles, holed up in an abandoned factory near the Texas/Mexico border where he works as a limo driver for rich tourists.

Logan, Xavier and Caliban are seemingly among the last mutants around. For some reason, no new mutants have been born in the last twenty-five years. Or so it would seem until they encounter an 11-year-old girl named Laura (Dafne Keen who definitely holds her own in scenes with Jackman and Stewart), of whom Xavier tells Logan "She's like you... very much like you."

The good thing about the screenplay is that you don't need more than a basic familiarity with the main characters - Jackman's Wolverine and Patrick Stewart's Professor X - to follow what's going on.

One of the best things about Logan as a film, which helps make it arguably the best film of the X-Men/Wolverine series, is due to the excellent screenplay that allows both Jackman and Stewart to really flex their considerable acting talents and bring new depth and perspectives to their roles as Logan and Xavier, characters for whom the world has vastly changed and not in good ways. As is already hinted at in the trailers, Logan's healing factor is failing him as is Xavier's health and mind. The end of the road is all too visible for both men and both have to face their personal doubts and fears in ways they never had to before. As a result, Jackman and Stewart give the best performances of their characters to date, not to mention some of the best performances of their careers. It is a credit to young Dafne Keen that she can hold her own in her scenes with these two veterans as well as the scenes where she's on her own.

The musical score by Marco Beltrami (The Wolverine, The Hurt Locker) is suitably atmospheric, suggesting a worn-down weariness in some scenes but jumping into an edgy adrenaline-rush feeling in others, but always in the background, never over-powering or distracting from what's happening on the screen.

Highly, highly recommended for anyone who's ever been a fan of superhero movies in general, of the X-men series in particular, or of just great story-telling and moving performances by a great cast.

Great movie, possibly the best in this genre. Something that I haven't seen on other reviews is that this edition does come with Logan - Noir, which is an extremely cool way to watch it if you've seen the original version previously.

The package is great for all media types. You can see it almost anywhere.

Now onto the movie itself. It's a masterpiece, and a full-on tear jerker. This isn't a super hero movie, it's a tale of family, written and directed to in pure brilliance. If you haven't seen this movie in the theater, I feel bad for you, but this is the next best thing. It's not a movie I can say anyone should pass up if they are not totally strapped for money. You can know nothing about the X-Men, or Wolverine, and you will still love this movie. It doesn't stick to super hero tropes and cliches. The R rating isn't done with bad taste, but rather it's needed to show the true humanity of Logan and the pain he has gone through, and still is going through.

For any gamers out there. If you like The Last of Us, you will love this too! So much correlation from the father daughter relationship in that perfect story.

Features on disk, to be honest aren't very good. I was hoping for extended cuts, and more extras. On this part, the blu-ray package kinda stinks, but that doesn't take away from the movie. Just as a huge fan of the movie after I experienced it in I-MAX, I want to see as much as I possibly can. Wanted more insight on many of the stories plots. It does have a Noir version(black and white), which looks very good. Black and white, isn't my cup of tea. But to anyone who really enjoys that type of film, it's rendered and edited in a profound and beautiful way. Buy this to experience the best of the super hero genre, or just to see one of the greatest movies ever made.

This is a was a really good movie one of the better comic book movie's of the year it also has my favorite character in the movie Laura Kinney she's the new Wolerine in the comics when I knew that she was going to be in the movie I was skeptical and worried at first because they change the characters in the movies and really don't understand the character at all but I went and saw it hope that they do her justice they changed her origin a little bit but all in all it was a great movie I really in joyed it.

I first saw this on a whim, not knowing anything about Wolverine, but interested in seeing some cool action. I left the theater crying. This movie is powerful, emotional, and so well done. Also, to those who don't like the "superhero" genre, I'd like to say that this does not at all feel like a superhero movies. Yes, he has powers, but those take a backseat to the plot. An excellent film.

Moving. Fun. Beautifully tragic. Perfect balance of action and emotion. It has it all and more. Absolutely flawless work of art. In 32 years I have never been able to choose my all time favorite movie when people have asked. I had a "top 10" or 5. Now I can proudly answer "Logan".

Great Movie and great farewell product from Hugh Jackman. I think the story is based on the Old Wolverine comics which I have never read before. I like this movie.
It would be a great experience considering this is another X-men Universe and just a farewell to Hugh Jakman as the Wolverine.

A very good film, love Hugh Jackman as wolverine, plays the character so well, just sad to see the demise of the character, not sure anyone will play it as well in future renditions which I'm sure there will be