It's been awhile since the last Deadpool movie and everyone's favorite foul mouth mercenary is back! The first Deadpool movie, being a union between Marvel and movie darling with abs of gold Ryan Reynolds was a match made in heaven. Seriously, it was like the comic book movie gods created it and had Stan Lee present it to us like Moses giving us the ten commandments. Anyway, Deadpool went on to make a killing in the box office and was so successful Marvel already greenlit the second movie the same weekend it came out. Now with most sequels, especially comedic ones, there is worry that things may become stale or writers will try so hard to outdo the previous film or try to regurgite the same jokes that it ruins things, I'm looking at you Zoolander 2. With not only Ryan Reynolds back in the tight and very form-fitting red spandex, but co-penning the sequel with previous Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, there is hope. Will it be a step up from the first film or will it leave a big eh on our faces. Will Deadpool 2 suck? Some minor spoilers ahead.
So Deadpool 2 takes place some time after the first movie so it's good that you don't have to worry about watching the first film. Our favorite contract killer is on a journey of self discovery after his love interest from the first movie, Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) dies. That journey eventually becomes an adventure to put his heart in the right place, find a family, and save a kid who is being targeted by time jumping mutant Cable. If you though the first Deadpool was funny then the second film is a treat because they've made sure to give you a ton of comedy in this one. Watching comedic scenes in Deadpool 2 is like looking at Oprah's buffet plate: there's a lot of it. The jokes are not bigger nor did the writers try to outdo what made Deadpool 1 funny instead they give you plenty of jokes. This time around they've gone full comic version of Deadpool than the first film. You get a ton of fourth wall breaking Deadpool is known for. There are a ton of Easter eggs where Ryan jokes about the other X-Men movies, Marvel movies, and even takes a knock at the DC universe along with running gags that were from the first are so fresh you can put a febreeze logo on it. If you're a fan of the Deadpool comics you are gonna be very excited more about this than the first Deadpool film.
You get the standard Ryan Reynolds-isms you normally get in most of his comedic films. The witty lines and adorable dreamy eyes. It's not a bad thing at all. He's at home in these kind of roles and they work well with him. You do see a bit of his range in the more emotional scenes and it adds to the fact of isn't there anything this man can't do, other than make us want to see him in a green CGI suit. They did well showing off Domino and her powers which is literally luck, by having the most funny and fortunate circumstances happening to her compared to other characters seeing her in action.
Final Verdict
So, does Deadpool suck? Not at all! It is a perfect comic book comedy film if there is one. There wasn't that much plot to the movie but it pretty much said fuck that and just gave all the Deadpooly goodness we all love from the comics and that was a pretty good tradeoff. They didn't up the ante or go bigger than the previous movie, at least not that much. They just gave us more which is the sure fire way to keep comic book fans and everyone else happy. It gets four really bad dubstep songs out of five. Now kiss me like you miss me!
Final Verdict
So, does Deadpool suck? Not at all! It is a perfect comic book comedy film if there is one. There wasn't that much plot to the movie but it pretty much said fuck that and just gave all the Deadpooly goodness we all love from the comics and that was a pretty good tradeoff. They didn't up the ante or go bigger than the previous movie, at least not that much. They just gave us more which is the sure fire way to keep comic book fans and everyone else happy. It gets four really bad dubstep songs out of five. Now kiss me like you miss me!
