![]() ![]() Hiding in a barn out in the desert, he’s helped by an unrecognisable Stephen Merchant as Caliban, a sidekick with a name that conjures up all the philosophical portent and themes of nature/nurture that fuse the X-Men mythology with something deeper and more melancholic. At one point, Wolverine picks up an X-Men comic book with a sneer, implying that all the escapades we already know him for have been invented exaggerations of the truth primary-coloured stories of heroism for kids in a monochrome world of lonely selfishness.īut there’s humanity on display too, as we learn that Logan is secretly looking after a sickly Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart, also acting his age with gravitas). Even his previous two solo outings can’t compete with this 15-rated thriller, a stripped-down drama of redemption and revenge with its roots in Westerns and shootouts, rather than mutants and yellow spandex. Jackman’s weary, craggy face – almost alien to his usually immaculate complexion – is more perfect for the part than ever, fitting into a gruffer, darker, meaner tone that sets Logan apart from the pack. Logan may regenerate and heal, but after doing it over and over, he’s tired. Hugh Jackman, who has been playing Wolverine for a remarkable (and unlikely to be beaten) 17 years, brings every minute of that decade and a half to the screen this is Logan as we’ve not seen him before, weighed down by the sheer effort of it all. Now, all that living has caught up with him: he’s visibly ageing for the first time, slowly losing his powers, as he inches closer to his end (an unnamed poison is coursing through his innards it might as well be called a conscience). It’s a ballsy thing to do, call out a cinematic classic in the middle of a comic book movie, but Logan isn’t your average comic book movie – just as Logan, like Shane, is no superhero.Ī man who has been killing for hundreds of years, Logan has never had a choice but to live with it. ![]() A brand that sticks.” That’s Shane, speaking on a TV in the background of Logan. ![]() ![]() Watch Logan online in the UK: Disney+ UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen ![]()
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