For me, this is a hard article to write. I can’t give any higher compliment than that.
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Millions have seen his exploits thanks to Hugh Jackman, the Australian actor who shot to superstardom thanks to taking on the role in multiple X-Men movies. There might have been a few technical issues and some slight over-acting from Patrick Stewart, but perhaps I was just nitpicking at the movie. If that doesn’t resonate with our times, I don’t know what will.
“By the time I got up on stage, I was content in myself that I had done and said all the things so far as X-Men and Wolverine were concerned that I needed to do to reinforce the point of the whole series”, Mr. Stewart adds. The synopsis of the movie reads: “In the near future, a tired Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border”. A little girl named Laura (Dafne Keen) has powerful enemies and no hope without Logan. While they remain ahead of the curve-border issues and deportation are a big deal right now-how can Logan be an anti-Trump movie when it was written and filmed before he came to political prominence? That’s ridiculous, I should know.
Logan is indeed rated R, and it should be.
Should Jackman get a say in who plays the next Wolverine? And really, what are those scenes but ads for another movie? And the extra violence definitely fits the story and is well-done. If the film was strong throughout, then it would certainly be “The Dark Knight” of the X-Men franchise. I’m not offended by profanity at all, but I am offended by crappy characterization.
Despite developing over the course of the franchise, Jackman’s character undergoes the fabled hero’s journey as if his character is just being introduced to us. Part Western, part gritty noir, even a dash of family road bonding, Mangold found a way to turn this ride into both a comic book fan’s dream and also a fantastic solo piece. It’s much more akin to say, “Deadpool”. Maybe Daniel Day-Lewis isn’t super busy – I bet he looks good with claws.
“X-Men: Apocalypse” is a grand tale that spans the globe, as super-powered beings battle for the future of life on Earth.
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The premise is humorous in a dark comedy sort of way, but the execution (no pun intended) just comes off as more disturbing than amusing. The sequel teaser was just not enjoyable. There are many action packed sequences between X-24 and Logan, one that is going to memorable. The young actress did an wonderful job of showing a feral warrior while also portraying a vulnerable child. Moody, irritable, hairy… all good reasons for me to love the guy, but not to mention that he was almost unstoppable. If you have, though, it’s well worth checking out, as the insight into the process of making Logan’s digital doubles is remarkable. We did roll on the floor laughing as soon as we saw this.
