{"id":630,"date":"2017-02-19T19:03:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T19:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/02\/19\/logan-could-be-one-of-the-best-superhero-movies-ever-made-critical-roundup\/"},"modified":"2017-02-19T19:03:47","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T19:03:47","slug":"logan-could-be-one-of-the-best-superhero-movies-ever-made-critical-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/02\/19\/logan-could-be-one-of-the-best-superhero-movies-ever-made-critical-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Logan\u2019 Could Be One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever Made: Critical Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first round of reviews are in for “Logan<\/a>,” and they’re largely positive. The latest \u2014 and supposedly last \u2014 Wolverine movie starring Hugh Jackman<\/a> is currently sitting pretty at 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 73 on Metacritic, with IndieWire’s David Ehrlich calling it “better as an agitated Western than as a fading superhero movie (or a listless cross-country chase)” and saying that “the most cantankerous X-Man\u2019s final outing is a scaled-back affair that nevertheless knows how to swing for the fences.”<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0\u2018Logan\u2019 Review: Hugh Jackman Saves The Best Wolverine Movie For Last<\/a><\/p>\n

Sheri Linden<\/a> of the Hollywood Reporter is firmly in the positive camp, too:<\/p>\n

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“Seamlessly melding Marvel mythology with Western mythology, James Mangold<\/a> has crafted an affectingly stripped-down stand-alone feature, one that draws its strength from Hugh Jackman\u2019s nuanced turn as a reluctant, all but dissipated hero.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Time’s Stephanie Zacharek<\/a> is less impressed:<\/p>\n

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“…no matter what ‘Logan’s’ intentions are, it\u2019s less an effective political statement than a movie out to punish the audience with its virtue. Shot by John Mathieson in businesslike apocalyptic tones of brownish-gray, ‘Logan’ is designed, visually, to bring you down, way down. Superspoiler alert: Characters X-Men fans care about will die. But come on\u2014you knew that was coming, didn\u2019t you?”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In his review for The Wrap, Alonso Duralde<\/a>\u00a0calls the film a fitting curtain call for Wolverine:<\/p>\n

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“Whether or not the ‘Wolverine’ movies have a future \u2014 Jackman swears this is his last go-round \u2014 ‘Logan’ is an exceedingly entertaining one.\u00a0Given that 2016 gave us the rollicking and raunchy ‘Deadpool’ and the bafflingly boring ‘X-Men: Apocalypse,’ it seems like a no-brainer for the mutant movies to get wild and crazy if they want to survive. This outing feels like a step in the right direction.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0\u2018Logan\u2019 Trailer: Hugh Jackman Risks It All in Final Wolverine Film<\/a><\/p>\n

Michael Roffman<\/a> gives the film an A in his Consequence of Sound review:<\/p>\n

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“It\u2019s a delicate dance, but Mangold never falters \u2014 and with good reason. This is a filmmaker\u2019s film, a fully realized statement that oozes with the assurance and confidence of a hungry visionary who not only knows what he wants to do but how to do it.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tasha Robinson<\/a> of the Verge likewise sings the film’s praises:<\/p>\n

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“The weight of graphic, grotesque violence hangs over the entire movie. But the daring emotional violence lingers longer, well after the lights go down on the final shot.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“Logan” \u2014 which, in addition to Jackman, stars Patrick Stewart, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant and newcomer Dafne Keen \u2014 will be released by 20th Century Fox on March 3.<\/p>\n

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