Even without the delta variant and Hurricane Henri keeping prospective moviegoers at home, a poorly reviewed post-apocalyptic noir wrapped in a love story may have been a tough sell in theaters.
James Mangold who first proposed the idea that Logan should die at the end of the new film. Jackman was open to it, but not without a serious caveat. Unforgiven, a major inspiration for Logan, ends with Clint Eastwood’s Bill Munny walking away.
Singer has refreshed the series with blasts of his original entries’ X-factors: vim, levity, clarity and a sincere, soulful grip on the emotional stakes involved.