The Merc With A Mouth finds his life spiraling down after being rejected by…well, almost everyone.
Review © 2024 by Flytrap
Deadpool & Wolverine
Written by: Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells, Shawn Levy
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Matthew Macfadyen
Plus a crap ton of cameos that I will not spoil. If you want to look HERE it’s on you.
Rated R
Running time: 127 Mins
Poor Wade! No matter where he goes, he gets rejected and rebuffed. Even at his surprise birthday party, he can’t conquer his feeling of unworthiness; he can’t even sell a car. Then he gets kidnapped by the Time Variance Authority and, in typical Deadpool fashion, he does what he wants. Which invloves searching the Multiverse for a Wolverine he can use.
Be prepared to have fun and I’m saying LOTS of fun, propelled by a slew of surprising cameos, and a great villain deliciously played by Emma Corrin. Pay attention, because there are innumerable nods to other movies, especially from the Sony timeline. And Jackman has not forgotten how to play Wolverine; the two of them make a great buddy movie together. The score, along with some great pop classics, highlights the action. The special effects are top tier and the action almost never stops.
The fourth wall gets broken so often, it may never recover.
However, I started to tire of the graphic violence; there’s so much of it, it almost becomes mind-numbing. I know this is becoming normal in movies these day, but I wish it weren’t. And the fact the both of the stars are virtually unharmable kind of dilutes any threat there might be to them. Small complaints, I know.
All in all, I really enjoyed this one. Pretty sure you don’t want to bring the kiddos; they’ll pickup some language you might not want them to repeat. I saw this in 3D, but I don’t think it’s worth the extra money. There is a hilarious post-credit scene, but the credits are so long, you could probably get to the bathroom and back in time to see it.
Flytrap rating: 8/10
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