Deadpool Review
RATED RIGHTFULLY R: Strong Graphic Violence and Language Throughout, Sexual content and Graphic Nudity
20th Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment
1 hr and 48 Minutes
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, with Jed Rees, and Stefan Kapicic/Andre Tricoteux as Colossus
BACKSTORY: Thursday February 4th, I go to the NY press screening of Deadpool. Since I'm not officially a critic, I had to go to the line to give my screening pass with the regular people. So they put us in the regular theater while they put the critics in the IMAX theater. A friend and I had perfect seats in the middle for we were one the first to arrive in the theater. As I was on the concession line to get my friend popcorn, I saw him run to other side of the theater with my coat to the IMAX auditorium. Confused, I asked him what happened he goes, "they opened up the IMAX theater to us!" When I got to theater the seats were filled with critics while he got us seats in the side. As much as I hate side seats I complain to him that this was a bad idea as I was debating onto going back to the regular auditorium. Persistently he persuaded me to stay and as the movie started, I just shat up and just watched the film at a surprisingly good angle.
STORYLINE: DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
REVIEW: It all started with a leak. Remember the leak of the Deadpool test footage in 2014? OF COURSE YOU DO BECAUSE IF YOU DIDN'T THEN YOU WOULDN'T BE GOING GAGA FOR THIS MOVIE? If there was a superhero movie that needed to satisfy fans and Ryan Reynold's career, this film is it. Deadpool showcases not only how different the standard superhero movie can be, but also the range that Reynolds actually has. Having this movie made just makes you thank Fox for X-Men Origins: Wolverine, because if we didn't have Reynolds as Wilson, we would've had somebody who never fit the role in the role. This movie is pretty much the extended cut of the test footage we got in 2014, because this film literally incorporates it into the intro and the first action sequence. The story presented here is displayed as a disjointed origin story like in a similar Man of Steel format, but with constant 4th wall breaks and very dark humor. The movie even opens in a joke that satirizes movie opening credits. The best thing about Deadpool is the film's tone. The movie consistently has a playful and childish tone, but in a very mature manner unlike every comedy that came out in January. This is all thanks to Rhett Reese and Paul Wenick. Oh yeah the writers of Zombieland which is a hysterically and cleverly written film. They gave a shit about what they were working with because they handled his treatment with perfect care. So does the director Tim Miller who is really the first visual effects artist to direct something so big and so well that it personally makes me happy. Even the music by Junkie XL knew what the property was and made music that went fluently with the tone. EVERYONE IN THAT WORKED ON THIS FILM CARED ABOUT THE PROPERTY THEY WERE WORKING WITH AND GAVE IT THEIR ALL! What fans are to expect here is everything you saw in the trailers and more. You get the bloody action violence. You get the very messed up R rated jokes. And most of all you get the Wade Wilson character that stays true to the character. They don't make him overly annoying as you see him in other media, but they keep him very grounded to a point you actually can relate and sympathize with him. There is a point where the movie turns into 12 Years a Wade, because there is just nothing but Wilson getting tortured and you just feel bad for him. The real thing this film suffers from like every Marvel movie actually does suffer from is [of course] the main villain. The actor isn't bad, he's really good, but his character is just so generically sadistic. He makes Wilson constantly lose his shit and seeing him do is just hysterical. The movie is very limited in setting as well. There is pretty much to like 10 set pieces and 5 of them are used in an action sequences. But then again Fantastic Four only had 4 setting sites so might as well not complain because they used none of them to their advantage. In relation to Deadpool to the X-Men universe, he fits right in in. His humor can go right into their world hand in hand. Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead are more like DLC add-ons into the film than actual characters, but their interaction with Wilson serves some pretty funny results. Nearly every character in this film has their chance to shine in the limelight with a laugh out loud joke or two, but of course it's Reynold's film and he steals it all. Now to all the parents who wanna take their kids to see this. DON'T DO IT! This movie is not for them. Don't be that parent to have their 10 year old go through strong bloody violence [which there are a lot of] and a sex scene montage [which is really funny], because they really wanna see it. Have em wait till they're older when its on cable television, because the FCC will edit a crap ton of the things shown in this movie. This film uses the R rating for its own advantage and makes it fun than serious and gritty like other films [Watchmen]. Do not underestimate it's rating, because it doesn't shy away of showing graphic images and just downright weird things.
LAST STATEMENT: A film that was written with such care to it's source material that it may fall short on its villain aspect, but it doesn't matter because Deadpool is the perfect R rated Marvel film that delivers great action, hilarious comedy, and most of all a great performance by Ryan Reynolds who has found his superhero muse and made it stick.
Rating: 4.5/5 |92%
Super Scene: Wade asks for help from the only mutants he knows.
