Movie Review: DEADPOOL

Oh, hello readers. You probably came here to read a review of that movie out this weekend, Deadpool, starring Ryan Reynolds reprising his role from…nevermind, we should probably forget about that film ever happening, huh?

I’ll give it to you straight. Are you ready?

If you like Deadpool, the character from the wildly popular comic book, you’ll LOVE Deadpool, the new film starring Ryan Reynolds, that is playing in theaters worldwide this weekend.

There you have it. That’s all you came here for so there’s my review.

Have a great weekend!

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Apparently, I can’t get off that easy (tee-hee). Deadpool was a film that almost never was. Fox probably thought it was “too adult” – which, it is adult (DON’T TAKE YOUR KIDS) – for the film to become a success or, at least, profitable. However, Deadpool is exactly what we need right now with Marvel shoveling their all-star cast down our throats. Right now, the blockbusters seem to be either The Avengers (or a character film that derives off that circle jerk) or Star Wars. I don’t see a lot of in-between. The great thing about the character of Deadpool is that he isn’t a typical superhero. Hell, he’s not really a superhero at all – he’s just a dude that heals and has trouble dying. On the layer beneath that (ooooooh, lay-eeeerssss), he’s also the cynical, sarcastic voice to what a lot of us think internally as our day plays out and that’s why so many people like Deadpool. He’s a great action comic character while, at the same time, making fun of the whole thing.

Ryan Reynolds is Deadpool (hey! that’s in the marketing too!). No doubt about it. He was born to play this character. The real question is how do you make a film work with a sarcastic smart-ass without it being too one-sided or without it wearing out its routine?

FLASHBACKS!

Everyone who has read the comics doesn’t really need a origin story. People who love comic book films don’t really want an origin story. However, as a narrative – and for all the people who don’t know a lick about the merc with the mouth – we need some sort of first act or origin story. I mean, we need to know how this handsome devil, Ryan Rey….Wade Wilson, got to be this way. This is where writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick really get to flex their muscles. The film starts right in the thick of it. Deadpool does some damage in an SUV (reminiscent of that leaked cinematic/pitch footage, but different) but before it gets too ahead of itself, it goes to a flashback to give you some background. It does this a few times as the “current” story is happening and it, oddly, makes the whole origin story a bit more fresh for doing so.

In order to keep the film under budget and, seemingly, under the radar since Fox probably gave this thing a greenlight when they were in the ungoing mess of dealing with another Marvel property, the employment of X-Men in this film is small – just two characters. What’s great about that though is that Colossus is the good-natured, well mannered superhero to keep Deadpool in check and is even the comic relief when we are drenched with Deadpool humor. Also, Negasonic Teenage Warhead (sounds like a punk band, huh?) is the character balance between Colossus and Deadpool.

Look, first time feature film director, Tim Miller, knocks it out of the park with this one. The opening credit sequence alone is a parody on CGI-heavy credit sequences – also, if you hear no laughs in your crowd during this, you should leave and go to a later show. On a personal level, I laughed quite a bit at my screening. Deadpool is wildly entertaining, darkly hilarious, and there is nudity for the ladies and the men. It’s the perfect Valentine’s Day movie. Oh, I didn’t tell you that there is a love story in here. Fuck it, let the guy in red tell you about it.

GO – buy your tickets!

SEE – the film with a crowd to get that maximum enjoyment.

DEMAND – the theater concession stand to make chimichangas!