The INSIDER Summary:' "Logan," the third entry in the Wolverine franchise, is the character's best film.' It's a gritty, violent superhero Western that manages to be endearing at the same time.' Actress Dafne Keen ' who plays a new, younger mutant ' is a stand-out.17 years after his introduction into the "X-Men" franchise, Fox has finally made a Wolverine movie that will truly satisfy fans of the character.Since this is reportedly Hugh Jackman's last go as the character, it's about time."Logan" is an R-rated action fest that doesn't skimp on the violence ' there are plenty of unforgiving head kills throughout 'yet it manages to be an endearingmovieabout familyand sacrifice at the same time. It also delivers a few chuckles fans will appreciate.At any rate, it certainly makes up for 2016's chaotic and forgettable "X-Men: Apocalypse,"which turned the wonderful Oscar Isaacinto something akin to a "Power Rangers" villain gone wrong."Logan" takes place in 2029, years after the events of "Apocalypse" and 2014's "Days of Future Past." A year when tigers are apparently extinct and self-driving trucks exist. Logan is one of a few mutants left. The other classic characters 'Beast, Cyclops, Rogue, and even Wolverine's former flame Jean Grey ' have been wiped out by some mysterious event the film alludes to throughout. (One can only guess it will come into play in a future "X-Men" film.)The only mutants that remain are old Wolverine, who's not properly healing anymore, Calibanfrom "Apocalypse," a mutant who can track other mutants, and Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart), who is also worse for wear.Wolvie has been reduced to a limo driver forthe rich, the spoiled, and the cackling, inebriated youngwomen of bridalparties. He's holding out until he can get enough cash to headsomewhere safe with the Professor and get away from anyone who can still remember the name Wolverine.That all changes when a young girl named Laura Kinney (played byDafne Keen)with very similar powers to hisown crosses his path. She also has claws made out of adamantium and rapid healing powers. Also, like Wolverine, she doesn't have people skills. Almost unsurprisingly, she has escaped from a lab, much like Wolverine back in the day, and there are a group of bad men after her. But enough about the plot.Keen is a scene-stealer oppositeJackman. Shedoesn't say much throughout the film and itmakes her performance all the more gripping and visceral. This is someone who can hold her own and doesn't really need Wolverine's protection. If anything, he kind of needs her.Their chemistry on screen reminds one ofthe relationship between Jean Reno and Natalie Portman in 1994's"Lon: the Professional" ' hostile, yet affectionate at the same time.It's a delicate and beautiful relationship on screen, especially for Wolverine who has never had anyone to connect withlike that in his life.It's clear that Fox wants Keento take the reins from Jackman as a female Wolverine. Honestly, it's about time. That's not a knock to Jackman' no one wants himto leave the franchise. But Laura Kinney's X-23 is a very popular character in the comics. X-23 ispractically to Marvel what Harley Quinn is to DC Comics. Expect to see a lot more of her in the future.An older Professor X provides comic relief to the film while imparting what wisdom he may have left to a worn outLogan. The hope of a young mutant's existence in Kinneyrejuvenates him back to life.Where last year's "Deadpool" succeeded in delivering an absurdly brilliant and fresh riot of a show with the internet's favorite comic-book character, "Logan" is a case study in what a studio can do with an iconic character when he'sallowed to reach his full potential."Logan" doesn't hold back. It's raw, gritty, violent, andattempts to ground itself in the reality of how people react to something they don't understand. The film continues to build upon a question first asked in the original 2000 film: How would the world react to people who simply had a different genetic makeup from their own' Would they be accepted or, once discovered, would the government or scientists round themup, test them, and possibly clone and weaponize them for some sort of super army'And that's what's so great about an X-Men movie in the midst of all of Disney's Marvel movies and Warner Bros.' DC films.Long before Batman and the DCEU tried to ground themselves in some sort of realism on the big screen, the X-Men movies have always tried to make its characters relatable. These super-powered beings are just people who have a genetic mutation, hence the term mutants. I've always seen them as metaphors for anyone who hasever felt different or unaccepted. Their stories seem more realistic than the adventures of a beef cake from space roaming around with a giant hammer or a talking tree (no matter how charming and adorable either may be).The addition of "Logan" helps set a new course for future Marvel movies from Fox.We've been hearingabout an X-Force movie for some time. In addition to that, there's another big "X-Men" franchise film underway and then there's Channing Tatum's "Gambit" standalone that's been on the backburner, too. Of course, don't forget about "Deadpool 2."Wherever the future of the "X-Men" franchise heads, one thing is clear after seeing both "Deadpool" and now "Logan": Fox knows how to do an R-rated Marvel movie.Instead of trying to go head-to-head with Disney's Marvel movies ("The Avengers," "Guardians," etc.), Fox should recognize and take advantage of the opportunity it has."Logan" is in theaters Friday, March 3. 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