Monday, March 20, 2017

Logan Review











Logan


Release Date: 2nd March 2017 - Australia


Production Companies
20th Century Fox (presents)
Marvel Entertainment (in association with)
Donners' Company
Kinberg Genre
Hutch Parker Entertainment
TSG Entertainment (in association with)

Distribution
20th Century Fox Australia


Genre: Action

Rating: MA15+ (Not Suitable for Young Children)

Runtime: 137 minutes


Budget: $127,000,000

Box Office Gross: $619,179,950 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
In 2029, the mutant race is nearly extinct, with Logan and Professor Charles Xavier being the only ones left. However, Logan is getting old as his incredible self-healing abilities are slowly diminishing, and Xavier has succumbed to dementia, which leaves Logan taking care of him. One day, when working as an incognito limo driver, Logan comes across a female stranger who asks him to transport a young girl named Laura Kinney. But
she is no ordinary girl. She
happens to be a mutant,
cloned from Wolverine's
DNA. The ageing Logan
must get Laura safely as the
company that made her their
asset has come to take her
back.


Cast
Hugh Jackman - Logan/
Wolverine/X-24
Patrick Stewart - Charles Xavier/Professor X
Richard E. Grant - Dr. Rice
Boyd Holbrook - Pierce
Stephen Merchant - Caliban
Dafne Keen - Laura Kinney/
X-23
Elizabeth Rodriguez - Gabriela
Eriq La Salle - Will Munson
Elise Neal - Kathryn Munson
Quincy Fouse - Nate Munson
Al Coronel - Federale Commander
Frank Gallegos - Federale Lieutenant
Anthony Escobar - Federale
Reynaldo Gallegos - Rey
Krzysztof Soszynski - Mohawk
Stephen Dunlevy - Macon
Daniel Bernhardt - Bone Breaker
Ryan Stulz - Pretty Boy
Maureen Brennan - Motel Manager
Jason Genao - Rictor
Hannah Westerfield - Rebecca
Bryant Tardy - Bobby
Ashlyn Casalegno - Charlotte
Alison Fernandez - Delilah
Parker Lovein - Lizard Boy
Jimmy Gonzales - Mexican Staff Member
Dave Davis - Convenience Store Clerk
Lennie Loftin - Jackson
Mark Ashworth - Bartender
James Handy - Old Doctor
Bryce Romero - Prom Teen #1
Phi Vu - Prom Teen #2
Chester Rushing - Prom Teen #3
David Simpson - Prom Teen #4
Lauren Gros - Bridesmaid
John Raymond - Pastor
Vanessa Cloke - Mourning Widow
Doris Morgado - Maria
Katie Anne Mitchell - Infirmary Nurse
Lara Grice - Car Dealer
James Moses Black - Major
Han Soto - Valet
Rissa Kilar - Pine Cone Girl
Salef Celiz - Jonah
Kelton DuMont - Glowing Eyes Boy
Damon Carney - Jackson's Henchman
Cynthia Woods - Screaming Woman
Mali O'Connor - Bumpy Skinned Kid
David Kallaway - Rhodes
Robert Vargas - Border Guard
David Paris - Helicopter Pilot
Josh McLaglen - Cowboy in Limo (Cameo)
(Uncredited)

Crew
Story/Screenplay/Executive Producer/
Director - James Mangold
Based on Characters - John Romita Sr.,
Roy Thomas, Len Wein and Herb Trimpe
(Uncredited)
Comic Book: "Old Man Logan" - Mark Millar
and Steven McNiven (Uncredited)
Creators: Character: Laura Kinney/X23 -
Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost (Uncredited)
Screenplay - Scott Frank and Michael Green
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.
Executive Producer - Stan Lee
Executive Producer/First Assistant Director -
Josh McLaglen
Producers - Simon Kinberg,
Hutch Parker and Lauren Shulen Donner
Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Dana Robin
Co-Producer - Kurt Williams
Casting Directors - Lisa Beach,
Priscilla John and Sarah Katzman
Production Designer - François Audouy
Supervising Art Director - Chris Farmer
Art Directors - Luke Freeborn and Scott Plauche
Art Director: New Mexico - Jordan Ferrer
Set Decorator - Peter Lando
Property Master - John Paul 'J.P.' Jones
Costume Designer - Daniel Orlandi
Head Makeup Artist/Prosthetics Designer -
Joel Harlow
Director of Photography - John Mathieson
Director of Photography: Additional
Photography - Phedon Papamichael
Supervising Location Manager - Maria T. Bierniak
Production Supervisor - Jessica Derhammer
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
Garrett Warren
Stunt Coordinator: Smelting Plant - Gary Hymes
Stunt Coordinator: Re-shoots - Nuo Sun
(Uncredited)
Fight Choreographer (Uncredited)/Assistant
Stunt Coordinator - Steven John Brown
Assistant Stunt Coordinator - Steven John Brown
Special Effects Supervisor - Garry Elmendorf
Visual Effects Supervisor - Chas Jarrett
Visual Effects Supervisors: Soho VFX -
Keith Sellers and Berj Bannayan
Visual Effects Supervisors: Rising Sun Pictures -
Dennis Jones and Anthony Smith
Visual Effects Producers: Soho VFX -
Allan Magled and Kelly McCarthy
Visual Effects Executive Producer: Image
Engine - Shawn Walsh
Digital Supervisors: Image Engine -
Damien Thaller, Dennis Shchulkin,
Jeff Baldemoro, Jeremy Mesena,
Lee Alexander, Marc Jones, Ramiro C. Gomez
and Robert Bourgeault
VFX Assets Supervisor: Image Engine -
Barry Poon
Film Editors - Michael McCusker and
Dirk Westervelt
Sound Designers - Wayne Lemmer
and Hamilton Sterling
Supervising Sound Editor - Donald Sylvester
First Assistant Sound Editor - Skip Longfellow
Supervising Dialogue Editor - Teri E. Dorman
Dialogue Editors - Jim Brookshire and
Anna MacKenzie
Sound Mixer: LA Unit - David Husby
Re-Recording Mixers - David Giammarco
and Paul Massey
Additional Re-Recording Mixer - Craig Henighan
Music - Marco Beltrami
Music Supervisor/Temp and Final Music
Editor - Ted Caplan
Score Producer - Buck Sanders
Recordist and Mixer - John Kurlander


Review
A realistically brutal, tragic and complex film was the last to feature Wolverine in the X-Men series. It's also Hugh Jackman's swan song as the character in this haunting goodbye after 17 years of portrayal in his nine-film appearances. James Mangold has learned from a few mistakes made in his previous instalment and takes the eponymous hero into a cynical future where he is among the few mutants left from extinction. LOGAN was the ultimate standalone feature that remains dark, violent and gritty and brought a take on the character aging and has seen better days. It didn't disappoint fans as its first predecessor did by altering the character's backstory, and the second was a vast improvement. That said, LOGAN has attained the aspects that none of the other spin-offs can have with the same bleak and fierce tone, Western feel, writing and characterisation assembled in the film.

Hugh Jackman wasn't the only actor taking a bow as Wolverine, a.k.a. Logan. Patrick Stewart was in his late 70s when he portrayed Xavier for the last time as the character was now a senile and forgetful figure, no longer a teacher. Both actors deserved better; it was their send-off to the X-Men movie franchise. Dafne Keen was a new starlet from Hollywood, and her role as Laura was superb. Richard E. Grant and Boyd Holbrook did a fantastic job as the villains.

LOGAN was the long-awaited conclusion for the character that many fans have come to expect from a superhero movie. It's not recommended for younger fans under 15 years without parental supervision due to the disturbing violence and a lot of cussing in this feature, so be warned.

Star rating: (10/10) Best Movie Ever

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2 comments:

  1. Great review! It is different from mine, but we still agree, it's a fantastic movie! I love your description of it being fierce -- very apt!

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    1. Thank you, at least someone like you understood how this movie is supposed to be ultra-violent like Deadpool and different than the other X-Men films.

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