The word “Media Franchise” is a popular term in
the Hollywood for more than obvious reasons for they could create a strong
feeling of identity and ownership in its consumers. As with these series are
concerned, nobody will be able to tell you as to how much of a sequence of
movie of the same franchise is too much. The Wolverine, sixth installment in
the X-Men Series is one such a franchise whose final part “Logan” hit the screens on the 3rd of March, 2017. This
third and final film solely focusing on Wolverine is the last in the series and
this re-view is going to take you through the film virtually to find it was as
be-fitting as it could get.
PLOT:
The Series was always popular partially
for its lead star “Hugh Jackman” who
made it look like nobody else could have done the role much better than he did.
He has donned the character so flawless that “Wolverine” and “Hugh Jackman” can be used inter-changeably. The
plot revolves around “Logan”, formerly known as “Wolverine” who works as a Chauffer
and hustling for prescription drugs in Texas. Logan lives with Caliban in an
abandoned metal plant on the outskirts of Mexico, where they together take care
of Professor Charles Xavier who suffers a neurodegenerative disease. A nurse of
the biotechnology corporation “Alkali-Transigen”
approaches Logan wanting to escort her and an eleven years old girl named “Laura”
to a place called Eden which he refuses on her face. After repeated approach, Logan
approves to escort them and when he arrives to pick them up, finds her murdered
and takes Laura with him. The “Reavers”
are also in look out for Laura and they start attacking Logan’s habitat when
they discover that Laura is already taken by Logan. Story then unwinds to
present the audience as to how Logan discovers Laura is his mutant child and
what efforts he takes to protect everybody he cares in a way no other movies
could be matched.
CASTING:
It
is often told that a Hero is somebody who leads from the front and Hugh Jackman
as the lead does it to perfection. He has much understood that this movie
travels along a thin line between him doing over and over-doing the character. Hugh
looks like an absolute fit for this series of Wolverine. The body-language he
carries though-out the movie will win accolades. He has delivered his character
with absolute ease although he had to go through numerous torments which go
unnoticed. Well-built, tall and handsome nevertheless to say, he also has put
in a lot of efforts to switch between the wild Wolverine and care-free Logan
which normally a lot of actors mess up. Hugh has done some terrific stunt
sequences which is quite breath-taking and drags you to the edge of the seat a
fewer times. He is obviously a crowd puller and could not have asked more from
the actor for his meticulous performance in this movie yet again.
Dafne
Keen as Laura in the movie is definitely an icing on the cake. She definitely is
the find of the year yet for her mind-blowing acting sequences and carrying
herself on the screen effortlessly brilliant. Her portions with Logan has come
out adorable on screen and captivates the audience quite well. Her effortless
acting and the ability to make it count is much appreciable. Her efforts in few
fight sequences are worth a galore. The ability to act fearlessly in front of
one such a big team needs balls of steel and she has done a commendable job. She
has a long way to go in the industry and is evident without a pinch of doubt.
Boyd
Holbrook as Donald Pierce is the head of security and leader of Reavers, who did
a commendable job of a staunch antagonist. He tries to match Hugh in many an
aspect with his stupendous performance. He
stands out with his exuberant performance and gritty body language. Patrick
Stewart as Professor X acts like how a world’s most powerful Telepath and
founder of the X-Men does. He carries a sweet role in the movie and with his
performance he makes it sweeter as much; absolutely flawless performance. Other
notable performances from Stephan Merchant, Richard Grant and Elizabeth
Rodriguez makes this movie worthy-a-watch. Mangold has hit gold with his
casting.
MUSIC
& STUNT SEQUENCES:
Marco
Beltrami wins it hands down with the Composition. Some terrific background score
for the fight sequences is commendable. Music elevates the narration to the
next level and serves much better when viewed in a theatre that reflects good acoustics.
The composition towards the climax is sensible and prevents any kind of jarring
effect that any super-hero movie reflect. Minutia well handled in an attempt to
provide the audience with the nuances of every details in the movie.
Super
hero movies are generally been watched for larger than life stunt sequences and
experiencing the unbelievable. Logan provides the audience with some fierce and
gory stunt sequences. Although it is enjoyable, it is highly recommended that
kids are not brought to the movie theatres. The climax stunt choreography is
emphatic where the battle of Logan versus his clone happens that greatly
reflects the mood of the movie. The climax stunt sequence is greatly
choreographed with some mind-blowing visuals and the director of photographer
should take easy credits.
Logan being the last of the
Wolverine series, lives up to the total expectation of the audience. It now has
become the best of the series with some amazing story-telling and effortless
execution. For those of us who always felt the sheer number of superheroes in
these movies has been their greatest downfall, Mangold’s film is a breath of
fresh air. There are no outlandish CGI supervillains bent on taking over the
world; Professor X and Magneto do not spend the whole movie throwing tanks and
battleships at each other and this makes Logan stand out from the rest.
Million
Dollar Question: Can a pre-teen girl drive the Franchise
into the Future?
