Wolverine's back on the big screen
FANS of X-Men prepare to get excited as the screening of the film Logan at the Proserpine Entertainment Centre approaches.
The latest instalment of the X-Men franchise finds us in the near future in the darkest of timelines: mutants have stopped appearing, most of them are dead, and Logan, Charles Xavier and Caliban live a lonely existence isolated near the US-Mexican border.
When a woman appears with a young mutant with powers identical to Logan's and a bundle of cash to get them a safe passage to Canada, our hero finds himself pulled back into a world he thought long gone.
This is Jackman's finest performance as the title character.
He perfected the role years ago, but the story and the writing here give him a lot to work with.
The supporting cast is also in fine form, from Patrick Stewart, whose turn as Charles Xavier will also be his last time playing the role, to Dafne Keen, who turns in a terrific performance as Laura - a very demanding role in a number of ways not to be spoiled here.
Both Boyd Holbrook and Richard E. Grant make for entertaining and memorable villains, but the movie doesn't spend as much time with them as it perhaps should have.
Stephen Merchant also appears in a brief yet memorable supporting role as a mutant with tracking abilities and an aversion to sunlight.
The action is visceral and gripping, with Logan and company leaving behind a trail of bodies large enough to give John Wick a run for his money.
At times it feels like the movie is compensating for all those years of kid- friendly Wolverine movies, in the best way possible.
Overall, this is a great movie and fantastic final outing for Hugh Jackman's Wolverine and Patrick Stewart's Charles Xavier.
It goes for broke, and despite a few bumps in the road, delivers everything fans could ask for and more.
Info for this review was sourced via imdb.com
WOLVERINE RETURNS
WHAT: Logan
WHERE: Proserpine Entertainment Centre
WHEN: March 17, 7pm, March 18, 7pm, March 19, 2pm, March 20, 10am
COST: Adults $13, pens/conc $12, child $10
TICKETS: Call 4945 2312
