Instead it is almost consistently downbeat with some fairly brutal violence as Logan and Laura remove limbs and puncture skulls with their adamantium claws. Those expecting another 'X-Men' film will certainly get a bit of a shock this is not an exciting superhero movie suitable for all but young children. They are pursued by those determined to retrieve Laura everybody who gets in their way is expendable. Logan is initially unwilling to get involved but eventually ends up heading north with Laura and Xavier. When the experiment was judged to have failed the children were due to be killed so their carers are trying to get them to safety. It turns out Laura is a mutant with similar powers to Logan unlike him though she isn't a natural mutation but one of a group of new mutants created in a lab in Mexico City as part of an experiment to create super-soldiers. Logan is working as a limo drive in the area near the Mexican border and is approached by a woman asking him to drive her and a young girl, Laura, to North Dakota. Most of the mutants are long gone although Professor Charles Xavier is still alive he too is old though and as his mind goes so does the control of his powers. It is 2029 and Logan is getting old and tired. Reviewed by Tweekums 9 / 10 A gritty, more adult Wolverine film It would appear that in the near-future, the times in which they were able put the world to rights with razor sharp claws and telepathic powers are now over. A decrepit Logan is forced to ask himself if he can or even wants to put his remaining powers to good use. She is pursued by sinister figures working for a powerful corporation this is because they made her, with Logan's DNA. Laura possesses an extraordinary fighting prowess and is in many ways like Wolverine. At first he refuses, but the Professor has been waiting for a long time for her to appear. One day, a female stranger asks Logan to drive a girl named Laura to the Canadian border. He takes care of the ailing old Professor X whom he keeps hidden away. Logan, whose power to self-heal is dwindling, has surrendered himself to alcohol and now earns a living as a chauffeur. In 2029 the mutant population has shrunk significantly due to genetically modified plants designed to reduce mutant powers and the X-Men have disbanded.
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