Hugh Jackman's supposed final turn as Wolverine gives him and his character that he played for 11-12 years a deserved send off. The director James Mangold gets things right this time after learning lessons from his last solo Logan flick. He created a justified R-rated movie which just focuses on few characters and their relationships with each other, all while keeping Wolverine at the center. You get to see Hugh Jackman deliver his finest performance as an old man reaching his decline and having been handed the responsibility to take care of and hand over the baton to another young mutant.The story deserves a huge mention for getting that out of him because we know what a terrific actor Hugh is. Other actors like Patrick Stewart play their part well too as expected but the girl playing X-23 (Dafne Keen) was a revelation. She had a swagger at the start and the heart at the end which I felt emotionally. The film is R-rated but everyone deserves credit for not making it feel like "jump on Deadpool's bandwagon" type movie. The rating served its necessary purpose to further the story and to bring forth the truest of emotions from the actors. The cinematography reminded of old style movies with slow moving camera shots and action that feels very real and grounded instead of being heavy on special effects.
I didn't like the appearance of Logan's younger mutant clone a whole lot. It felt an unnecessary add-on even though I understand the reason to put him in. You needed to showcase Logan's vulnerability after all these years and have him struggle against someone superior in strength comparatively. And, it was nicely paid off at the end when it isn't him but the young girl who will continue his legacy gets to kill him.
It did make me sad to think this "might" be Hugh's last movie. Let's hope Ryan Reynolds can convince him to make a Deadpool-Wolverine combo. Wouldn't that be awesome? If not, Logan ended on a perfect note anyways.
Rating: 9/10