Logan

I heard rumors this was much grittier and subtler than most superhero movies, but after seeing it, I don't think the disparity was huge. The R rating helps -- violence and language can make you take a superhero movie more seriously. And it wasn't bad. But it still felt like a superhero movie, or some other sort of basic action movie. The formula and tone were still there. It was good enough to inspire me to want to see other X-Men stuff (I've seen basically none), but not to inspire me to actually believe that I should watch any of those movies. Like, I want to experience the wonder of Charles' mind, but I'm confident it carries too much baggage for me to seriously consider watching any more X-Men movies, especially knowing this is deemed the best of em. If this is the best of em, then X-Men is probably an artistic desert. But I'm always a little susceptible to cinematic candy, and superhero movies press that divinity button.