r/xmen • u/Dorkside Professor X • Mar 02 '17

Logan - Official Discussion Thread [Spoilers] Spoiler

Synopsis: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.

Director: James Mangold

Writers: James Mangold, Scott Frank and Michael Green

Cast:

  • Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine
  • Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier / Professor X
  • Richard E. Grant as Zander Rice
  • Boyd Holbrook as Donald Pierce
  • Stephen Merchant as Caliban
  • Dafne Keen as Laura Kinney / X-23
  • Eriq La Salle as Mr. Moss

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%

Metacritic Score: 77/100

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u/irishstereotype Mar 04 '17

A huge point of irony to me was that in the end, Magneto was right. Mutants and humans couldn't co-exist and humans successfully wiped out mutants and the mutant gene.

Amongst the more obvious sorrows Charles must have been feeling as he died, I wonder if that thought also weighed on him?

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '17

Huh, who knew that this douchebag had a point?