Logan

Well, even a movie based on a comic book can be considered "completely serious" and yet maximally inventive – or "serious yet ballsy". But if I'm being completely honest, I didn't feel very good about it. After all, I saw the first X-Men when I was something like 14, and I've been gobbling up Jackman as Wolverine ever since. Seeing his character at the end of the road was intense. Of course, James Mangold, who is one of the more progressive group of comic book directors, contributed hugely to this epic (and at the same time fucking depressing) end to the Wolverine saga. Hugh Jackman turned in his best and most authentic performance as Wolverine, which combined with the brutal action scenes and depressing atmosphere, made for one of the best films based on a comic book. I’m clapping and crying. (15/10/2018)

My first impressions after leaving the cinema were full of euphoria mixed with strong emotion and perhaps even sadness. Now, with some hindsight, I must say that whenever I remember Logan, those powerful emotions are still there. It's been quite a while since I last got to see such a gem of a movie. A perfect mixture of concentrated drama, action, sci-fi and western in the best comic book movie since the Dark Knight, accompanied by an absolutely brilliant soundtrack and great actors. Hugh Jackman is acting as if his life literally depended on it. In those 17 years between the first X-Men and Logan, he went on from being a lesser-known Australian to become a versatile actor and a living legend. I know I say this about practically every X-Men movie, but Jackman was simply born for the role of Wolverine, so I’m all the more sorry that this is his farewell to the role, but a well-deserved and perfectly timed one at that. Finally, where this movie really struck gold was with the absolutely awesome Dafne Keen whose every scene brings the movie closer and closer to perfection. (01/03/2017)