Logan (2017)

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X. However, Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.

Director:

James Mangold

Writers:

James Mangold (story by), Scott Frank (screenplay by)

Stars:

Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen

Top Rated Movies #210 | Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 24 wins & 70 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hugh Jackman	...	Logan / X-24
Patrick Stewart	...	Charles
Dafne Keen	...	Laura
Boyd Holbrook	...	Pierce
Stephen Merchant	...	Caliban
Elizabeth Rodriguez	...	Gabriela
Richard E. Grant	...	Dr. Rice
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 (as Rey Gallegos)
Krzysztof Soszynski	...	Mohawk

Storyline

In 2029 the mutant population has shrunken significantly due to genetically modified plants designed to reduce mutant powers and the X-Men have disbanded. Logan, whose power to self-heal is dwindling, has surrendered himself to alcohol and now earns a living as a chauffeur. He takes care of the ailing old Professor X whom he keeps hidden away. One day, a female stranger asks Logan to drive a girl named Laura to the Canadian border. At first he refuses, but the Professor has been waiting for a long time for her to appear. Laura possesses an extraordinary fighting prowess and is in many ways like Wolverine. She is pursued by sinister figures working for a powerful corporation; this is because they made her, with Logan's DNA. A decrepit Logan is forced to ask himself if he can or even wants to put his remaining powers to good use. It would appear that in the near-future, the times in which they were able put the world to rights with razor sharp claws and telepathic powers are now over.

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Plot Keywords:

x men | marvel comics | superhero | mutant | reluctant hero | 

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Taglines:

One Last Time.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong brutal violence and language throughout, and for brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

3 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Logan

Filming Locations:

Just outside Northern Meadows community, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$97,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$88,411,916, 5 March 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$226,277,068

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$619,021,436

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox,Marvel Entertainment,TSG Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min 122 min (Mainland China Censored Version)

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was believed that after the success of Deadpool (2016), Twentieth Century Fox decided to aim for an R-rating for this movie, unlike the other Wolverine movies. However, it was confirmed in an interview with X-Men Producer Simon Kinberg that this was not the case, and the R-rating was always going to happen.

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Goofs

No one in the film seems worried about the future horrific problem with coating an adolescent's skeleton with adamantium; namely, the deadly trauma that will happen to 11-year-old Laura's body and adamantium-coated bones as she grows into adulthood. It's not explicitly stated Laura underwent the same adamantium-bonding that Logan endured; we only see her claws being worked on in Gabriela's video. This is consistent with the comics, in which only X-23's claws are adamantium and not her entire skeleton. Without a specific in-film statement otherwise, it's reasonable to assume the same is true here.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Logan: Fuck.

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Crazy Credits

The Logan Noir cut of the film has the 20th Century Fox, Marvel, TSG Entertainment logos in black-and-white. The Fox logo comes with a 1950s-60s CinemaScope statement.

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Alternate Versions

The version of the film shown in theaters had a Deadpool short that played before the main film. This is not included on the home video release.

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Connections

Followed by X-Force

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Soundtracks

The Man Comes Around
Written by Johnny Cash (as John R. Cash)
Performed by Johnny Cash
Courtesy of American Recordings
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Logan is another level

The best X-Men film alongside First Class. It felt gritty, it felt real with a sense of dread and hopelessness you don't often see in this comic-book blockbuster adaptations. It should be praised for doing things differently and really pushing the edge with what can or can't be done in the genre. The triangle between Logan, Charles and Laura works as the driving force of the plot, and is very well developed. Logan's character arch is quite pleasant to watch, though obviously predictable. With that said, the acting is clearly masterclass. You can feel the dilemmas, the emotions and feelings that the characters are put through, specially those three. And another thing it does really well is alluding to a previous event - the Charles incident - but never fully explaining it to the audience, leaving you wondering. The action is nothing like you'd expect from a tenthpole - the R rating really makes up for wonders - being quite visceral and impactful. "Logan" probably deserved a better villain, although one could argue that the real villain here is not the typical multinational corporation, but the inner demons of the characters. Demons that prevent them from living albeit normal and somewhat stable life.