Deadpool & Wolverine
Rating: 5/5
By: Nathaniel Simpson
Deadpool, known as the "Merc With a Mouth", is now officially in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as finally teaming up with Wolverine in a move that surprised many. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, who are actually best friends in real life, have expressed how excited they are with this movie and couldn't wait for the world to see it. While it felt like forever due to the massive excitement surrounding this movie, Deadpool's third solo outing, "Deadpool & Wolverine", is finally here, and it's honestly nothing short of a superhero masterpiece.
The film revolves around Wade Wilson, A.K.A. Deadpool, (Reynolds) who doesn't really know what his purpose is in life. He wants to matter, and prove he matters, even though he can't get a spot in the most popular superhero team, The Avengers. Now six years after the events of the second film, Wade finds himself in a dead-end job and not very happy. When he is approached by Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfayden) from the Time Variance Authority (TVA), who lets him know that he can leave his universe behind to join the MCU or be wiped out with them, Deadpool knows he has to go to extreme lengths to save the people he loves.
But, he is forced to team up with Wolverine (Jackman), and they find themselves stuck. When a common foe named Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin) will stop at nothing to bring down the ultimate duo that fans have been waiting years for, Wade and Logan must put aside their differences and hatred towards one another and figure out how to work as a team.
There is so much going on in this film, but it all works perfectly together. Not only is this movie a superhero film, but it also functions as a dystopian film, a raunchy R-rated comedy, and, most importantly, a brilliant buddy comedy. Our two main characters here work so damn well in these buddy comedy roles, and Jackman and Reynolds are hilarious together, combining their star power and fantastic chemistry to craft such fun characters on the screen. The two actors are great on their own merits, and they each bring something unique and fresh to these iconic characters; when they care combined together, they simply bring the best from both worlds into one super film.
The writing from Reynolds, director Shawn Levy, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Zeb Wells is very well done. Not only is this such a fun film from beginning to end, but they tell a compelling story that can easily pull on the heartstrings throughout. They tackle issues like grief, personal insecurities, tests of friendships, and much more. The movie really tells a beautiful story, which is deeper than a lot of other superhero movies today. Then, Levy and Reynolds take this great screenplay and translate it on the screen perfectly.
This film proves that Reynold himself not only loves the franchise and these characters that were created, but wants to provide the fanbase with everything they want. These die-hard fans have stood with these characters for years, and it helped get Reynolds and Jackman to where they are today as these characters. Therefore, I would say this film is the best Marvel movie to really give fans not only what they want, but spectacular surprises that the fans didn't even know could be possible. None of this feels forced or like it was a gimmick to surprise fans, but it feels like the filmmakers and the audience genuinely needed everything that came with this movie. And, believe me, they're quite spectacular. I can't remember a time a movie has sent so many chills down my spines and goosebumps, and it was evident the audience in the theater with me felt the same way. I couldn't hear the next lines of dialogue at times due to how loud my audience was, proving how badly these fans wanted a film like this to truly conclude the 20th Century Fox X-Men series.
While Reynolds and Jackman are easily the standouts here, the minor characters here are just as great. Veterans to the Deadpool films such as Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, Karan Soni, Stefan Kapičić, and Shioli Kutsuna are all good in their respective roles, even if their roles were toned down much more compared to the previous films. What I was surprised about was how much Rob Delaney's Peter was present in this movie, but he was such a pleasant surprise. Corrin is amazing as the antagonist here, and she does creepy really well. She is a sort of evil Professor X, and it seems like Corrin takes so much fun in portraying this character. The same goes for Macfayden, who plays this asshole character whose main focus is greed and where he can get in this world for himself. He is just always fun to watch, as evident in Succession before this. I don't want to give much away, but the cameos here are perfect, and the respective performers as excellent in their roles. Some brought a tear to my eye just because of how much we needed some of these characters to come back.
What I was pleasantly surprised about was how gruesome and profane this movie was. A huge part of me was worried Disney would water down the Deadpool image, but like Soni said, this is the most "Deadpool-y Deadpool movie". The writing and dialogue is hilarious, and the fight sequences are perfect; I would go as far as to say that the fight sequences here might be the best in the MCU so far. They're incredible and really give the fans exactly what they wanted. The blood and gore is gloriously on display, and it's obvious the filmmakers spared no expense with the fight sequences.
This film did everything it needed to, and it exceeded my expectations in the absolute best way possible. I absolutely love everything Reynolds, Jackman, and Levy did with these characters and this story, giving Deadpool the perfect entrance into Disney's MCU. I loved every second, and I honestly cannot wait to go see this again in a (hopefully) packed theater.
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