Logan
It's the near future and the world is somewhat messed up. No new mutants have been born for 25 years and America is slipping under the control of corporations. Logan, no longer Wolverine is a washed up bum slowly being killed by the adamantium on his bones. He's working as a Limo driver to support a decrepit Charles Xavier, now suffering from a degenerative neurological disease that makes him a danger to all those around him. One day a young mutant with powers similar to Logan's arrives and he must take her on a road trip to the Canadian border with Xavier in order to find a mysterious mutant safe haven.
Logan is possibly the best of the X-men film by a long way. Even if you don't like superhero films it plays more like a western road movie with the ultra violence of something like lone wolf and cub. Its a film that does not require having seen the previous X-men films or even liking them. Instead its possibly the closest thing the character will have to a Dark Knight returns moment. The acting is superb. Its a shame its a 'genre' film as the academy will most likely ignore it, but both Jackman and Stewart give amazing performances. It almost feels like someone took the superhero movie and decided to see whats the darkest most high quality material we can deliver. I hope Zach Snyder sees it as he might learn what a mature movie actually is. Genuinely great, go see it.
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