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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