11 Reasons Logan Is Overrated

Why can't writers create a good villain for Wolverine to fight?X2, everyone's favorite diminutive Canadian fought Lady Deathstrike, basically a female Japanese variant of Wolverine.X-Men Origins: Wolverine,Logan fought nearly every Weapon-X program member, like Sabertooth and the stupidest Deadpool version, who were also bad guy versions of Wolverine. They even had claws!

The Weapon-X program is a big part of Logan's backstory. But there are many more interesting villains for Logan to face. Having Wolverine battle himself makes no sense.spoiler alert: he literally fights a young version of himself wearing a black t-shirt. This works thematically, but audiences have seen it.

Thank goodnessLoganThe dialogue focuses on the space between words, not the words themselves. Characters talk, and they mostly give exposition that fits any superhero movie.The characters talk, and they mostly give exposition that fits any superhero movie. From discussing Chekov's adamantium bullet to classic bad guy talk and X-23's final line of "Daddy..." it is not.When the characters talk, they mostly dispense exposition that would fit any superhero movie. They discuss Chekov's adamantium bullet, classic bad guy talk, and X-23's final dialogue of "Daddy..." it ain't.

Professor Xavier's death inLoganLogan's death feels like a redo for the weak death he got inX3: The Last Stand(probably the worst date movie ever, for what it's worth).

Logan's death serves a function in the story ofLogan (and it gives the film its one WTF moment). Thinking about the scene makes one wonder if Patrick Stewart wanted a different way for him to die. Let's hope Professor X stays dead untilsomeone new takes over.

Dear James Mangold, did you really need to cut away toShane, a western about the violent ends facing those who deal in violence? This reminds the audience we are watching a western. You made a good movie; you do not need to shout "GET IT?!?!" when you make a point.

LoganLogan is a subtle film. Instead of being a western, it uses western ideas. Logan has always been the main character in his shogun/western hybrid film, and each X-Men series he starred in has been more focused on Orientalism and dusty shootouts.Logan is not a western; it uses western tropes. Logan has always been the main character in his shogun/western hybrid film, and each installment of the X-Men series he starred in has been more focused on Orientalism and dusty shootouts.Logan traffics in western tropes. Logan has always been the main character in his shogun/western hybrid film, and each installment of the X-Men series he starred in has been more focused on Orientalism and dusty shootouts.each X-Men series Logan starred in has been more overwrought with Orientalism and dusty shootouts.Calling the film Sukiyaki Western Logan would save the audience a few minutes. It would have been easier to save time by simply calling the film Sukiyaki Western Logan.Sukiyaki Western Logan.

This is not to say it is bad, but it is ridiculous that audiences and comic book historians get so excited reviewing Logan with an orgiastic feeling when Mangold and Jackman's previous film, The Wolverine, is just as good as the final film in the trilogy (or has time wiped from X-Men Origins: Wolverine?).audiences and comic book historians get so excited reviewing Logan with an orgiastic feeling when Mangold and Jackman's previous film, The Wolverine, is just as good as the final film in the trilogy (or has time wiped from X-Men Origins: Wolverine?).Mangold and Jackman's previous film, The Wolverine, makes Logan seem great, which is ridiculous.The Wolverine is just as good as the final film in the trilogy (or has time wiped from X-Men Origins: Wolverine?).The Wolverine is just as good as the final film in the trilogy (or has time wiped from X-Men Origins: Wolverine?).X-Men Origins: WolverineX-Men Origins: Wolverine

In fact, The Wolverine succeeded whereThe WolverineThe Wolverine succeeded whereLoganThe film fails. Actual female characters do not beg a strong man for help or serve as a plot device. The story becomes surreal at times, using amazing visuals only Japan offers.

Admittedly,Logan handles its third act classier. It avoids getting bogged down with CGI mess. At its worst,The Wolverine handles its third act much classier. It avoids a mess of CGI, and at its worst,Loganis overreaching. You cannot blame people like Mangold or Jackman for wanting the best version of their movie (even if they miss). Trying to make a minimalist western about a guy with knife-hands is close to daring for this genre. Still, the director/actor duo did this before in 2013.

The end ofLoganculminates in a brutal fight. Wolverine fights his angsty clone, an evil government, and a group of kids with superpowers.a bunch of kids with super powersescape to Canada after burying the film's hero. This is the only ending. Anything else suggests Mangold rejected his brutal vision. But what if the whole thing was a trick?

Does the film's ending suggest a setup for a new series of teenage X-Men movies?moviesthat follow the Weapon-X babies on their trip through the Great White North? This feels soul-sucking and greedy; it will happen. That is why we cannot have nice things.

Loganis a decent movie and a better comic book film. However, watching the film shows its influences plainly.Loganowes a debt toLone Wolf and Cub, a work showing a fallen samurai bringing his three-year-old son on a revenge quest. Fiction struggles to avoid the genre's tropes.

The moments that feel overrated inLoganare those influenced by modern genre films appearing out of nowhere. The long chase scene ending with a super long train feels like James Mangold added it after falling asleep watchingsuperThe long train feels like James Mangold fell asleep watching it before the script included it.Mad Max: Fury Road, and Logan's constant moaning about old age and his failing body seems copied fromThe Wrestler. A film being influenced by many art pieces is not bad. But it is rare for so many reviewers (and fans) to forget those important works.pieces of art, but many reviewers (and fans) casually forget those seminal pieces.

When Hugh Jackman announced a pay cut to ensureLoganwould get an R rating, Jackman and director James Mangold said they wanted the film as violent as necessary.

The gang thought the R rating let them swear freely. Cursing is fun. But those words lose power when characters use them constantly. Some scenes look like a 12-year-old wrote them after watching the first half.Reservoir DogsMultiple scenes pass with almost no dialogue.

New rule: stop adding depressingJohnny Cash songsPlace Johnny Cash songs on top of trailers, end scenes, and credit sequences. This makes the audience think deeply.

Johnny Cash is an American treasure. His music gives everything more depth. James Mangold should trust his film enough to avoid such a cliché.Prototype 2.

The tagline jammed into the media cycle forLoganLogan was "one last time." This means Hugh Jackman finishes playing the character he has given his life to for 17 years. Why make that the selling point?

Telling people they must seeLoganHugh Jackman leaving cheapens the reasons to see the movie. Hopefully, other franchises avoid this.

A serious film about a dying cowboy/samurai saving a girl hunted by a shadow government does not need a teaser. Instead, show a wacky guy flashing his backside and eating ice cream on a corpse.

Nothing against Deadpoolexcept for many thingsthis material should not play before the film. The tone is wrong. It suggests a silly romp instead of the doom-and-gloom experience ahead.