Film A Must See For Any Deadpool Fan
Years after X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the Merc with the Mouth has finally been redeemed. The psychotic, snarky, and incredibly violent mercenary returns in this action packed, crudely-humorous bloodfest that portrays the beloved Anti-Hero in a much more faithful light.
This film successfully captures the look and feel of a typical Deadpool comic: action sequences are epic and over-the-top, the dialogue is obnoxiously, absurdly hilarious, and of course, the fourth wall is constantly being pulverized by our hero. And speaking of our hero, can we all admit that Ryan Reynolds, without a shadow of a doubt, kicked major ass as the character?
Donning an unbelievably comic book-accurate costume, Reynolds truly captures everything we know and love about the character, from his comedy to his charisma, all while throwing in his own personal twist to spice things up a bit. He put a lot of love, care, and fun into this role, and believe me, it really shows.
Kicking off 2016's lineup of superhero films, Deadpool does not disappoint. This lovingly-faithful adaptation is proof that you can rip the zany, over-the-top action straight from a comic book, put it on screen, and still create a really solid film. Deadpool fans (or just comic book fans in general), you do not want to skimp out on this one.
Film 16 Broken Walls of Awesome
Deadpool is not a movie about unlikely heroes trying to save the world from a terrifying menace. It is not supposed to provoke messages or make you question how you see certain things in life. And it definitely does not care what you think of everything going on even though it knows that you're watching.
What Deadpool is instead is a filter-less action comedy about an immortal mercenary who's out to get the guy who made him the way he is. I'll say right away that the R rating of this movie isn't a joke. Literally every kill is graphic and visceral with blood staining the scenery, the profanity is rampant, and the sexual imagery and acts is still very much in your face.
But this isn't a bad thing. In fact, I'd say that if it weren't for all of this excessive violence and crude humor, it wouldn't be a Deadpool movie. The entire movie's charm is how ludicrous everything is and how it gleefully mocks pretty much everything it can. Whether it's taking jabs at the X-men movies and the concept of being a hero, the insane delight Deadpool takes in murdering people and his ridiculous methods of doing so, or overall just talking to the audience, it's all the charm of the film. The humor is excellent, so long as you can handle the crass. Seriously, don't go to this movie if you can't handle crudeness because you WILL end up vomiting like Colossus does.
The cameos from X-men were a nice addition, even if you don't know who they are. Their personalities add well to the movie's tone with Colossus trying (and failing) to be a heroic figure and Negasonic Teenage Warhead being incredibly deadpan and snarky to everything. I really felt that their presence made the movie better since Deadpool had some heroes to interact and conflict with, if only for a short amount of time.
But really, I can't do the movie any justice with my words. Go watch it with your boyfriend/girlfriend/stuffed unicorn and prepare for a bombastic and depraved time.
Film 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.