Deadpool feels a lot like Borderlands 2. From its OTT head exploding visuals, to its constant barrage of pop culture references, to its sense of humour which regularly misses the mark. For instance, there is a cringe worthy opening credits gag in which words like “British Villain” and “Animated character” in the place of actor’s names. There is nothing more annoying in a movie than!!!TOTALLY WACKY!!! jokes that aren’t funny (as the rottentomatoes ratings for Adam Sandler movies will show). At first, Deadpool veers dangerously close into falling into this territory, but eventually the gags find traction and there ends up being a lot more laughs than groans. The best are actually with the supporting characters, especially whenever the tirelessly amiable Colossus comes on screen.
Other reviewers have pointed out the lack of story to this superhero movie, describing it as a revenge plot with not much else. I don’t think that is entirely true; in the movie, Deadpool literally describes this picture as a romance, and he is right. The focus is less about getting back at a snarling British villain, and more about Deadpool trying to get over the isolation from his fiancé. A lot of time is devoted to setting up the romantic back story between the two, and it genuinely is quite a lot sweeter than anything we have seen from a comic book movie in a while.
There is more than enough good things in Deadpool to recommend it. It’s the perfect Valentine’s day movie, really.
A Lot Like Borderlands 2
Deadpool is sadly not a one of my favourite Clint Eastwood movies, in which Dirty Harry tries to outrun a killer remote control car and later kills someone with a whaling gun. It is instead an irreverent new comedy superhero movie about a comic book character I’ve largely ignored but vaguely known about for a long time through the efforts of a bajillion cosplayers.
Deadpool feels a lot like Borderlands 2. From its OTT head exploding visuals, to its constant barrage of pop culture references, to its sense of humour which regularly misses the mark. For instance, there is a cringe worthy opening credits gag in which words like “British Villain” and “Animated character” in the place of actor’s names. There is nothing more annoying in a movie than!!!TOTALLY WACKY!!! jokes that aren’t funny (as the rottentomatoes ratings for Adam Sandler movies will show). At first, Deadpool veers dangerously close into falling into this territory, but eventually the gags find traction and there ends up being a lot more laughs than groans. The best are actually with the supporting characters, especially whenever the tirelessly amiable Colossus comes on screen.
Other reviewers have pointed out the lack of story to this superhero movie, describing it as a revenge plot with not much else. I don’t think that is entirely true; in the movie, Deadpool literally describes this picture as a romance, and he is right. The focus is less about getting back at a snarling British villain, and more about Deadpool trying to get over the isolation from his fiancé. A lot of time is devoted to setting up the romantic back story between the two, and it genuinely is quite a lot sweeter than anything we have seen from a comic book movie in a while.
There is more than enough good things in Deadpool to recommend it. It’s the perfect Valentine’s day movie, really.