This film begins in 2274 A. D. with a man by the name of "Logan 5" (Michael York) and his colleague "Francis 7" (Richard Jordan) hunting down a fugitive who refuses to abide by the rules of the city in which they live. Specifically, both Logan 5 and Francis 7 are what's known as "Sandmen" and their job is to kill anyone who doesn't attend an event known as "Carrousel" on their 30th birthday. This event essentially compels the participants to gather in a theater of sorts and attempt to escape before they are disintegrated. The fact that nobody manages to successfully escape is obscured by their belief that, upon being killed in Carrousel, they will be "renewed" and live again as a brand-new infant in the city's nursery. At least, that is what the citizens are told and both Logan 5 and Francis 7 accept this belief unconditionally. Things change, however, when Logan 5 presents an item known as an "ankh"--which was taken from a person attempting to escape--to the main computer as required by law. Although Logan 5 doesn't know anything about the object, the computer deducts the last remaining years from his life in order for him to go outside of the city to destroy a secret refuge known as "Sanctuary" which is believed to be harboring escaped fugitives (known as "Runners"). Unfortunately, Francis 7 isn't told of Logan 5's new mission and, as a result, believes that his colleague is now attempting to escape having to go to Carrousel. For that reason, instead of being a hunter, it is now Logan 5's turn to become the hunted. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this film started off rather well but faltered a bit once the scene shifted to outside of the city. Even so, the plot remained interesting for the most part and I have rated this movie accordingly. Slightly above average.
Review of Logan's Run
