Directed by:
Shawn Levy
Written by:
Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Starring:
Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin
Synopsis (IMDb):
Deadpool is offered a place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by the Time Variance Authority, but instead recruits a variant of Wolverine to save his universe from extinction.
Julian’s review:
After the successes of Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home, Marvel Studios has not been doing well in recent years as they jumped into The Multiverse Saga, a concept ongoing spanning multiple films and TV shows that has left fans feeling lethargic about the franchise.
After the latest failure of The Marvels, Marvel finally decided to ease up on the constant churning of their product and focus on quality, not quantity. What better way to get the sequel saga to The Infinity Saga back on track is to give us a threequel in Deadpool and Wolverine, especially now that Disney owns 20th Century Fox and finally bring the X-Men and mutants into the MCU?
I’ve got to say, this movie is hilarious. I think this is much funnier than Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Six years after the events of Deadpool 2 and however many years it’s been since Avengers: Endgame, former mercenary Wade Wilson aka Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) has been having trouble finding purpose in his life. That is until the TVA snatches him away due to his time-traveling shenanigans after the previous film’s climax. He is then greeted by Mr. Paradox (Matthew MacFadyen) who gives him a chance to be a part of The Sacred Timeline, but at the risk of leaving his friends and his universe behind as its Anchor Being resulting in its destruction. Now, Wilson must find a Logan (Hugh Jackman) variant to save both their universes from Paradox and Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin), the evil mutant sister of Charles Xavier.
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This was a fun movie from beginning to end. As usual, Reynolds is the constant comedic relief throughout the entire film. It goes to show that Disney has grown from kid-friendly content to some content that is for mature adults only. It took them a while to get to this point, but it was worth it.
Jackman’s Logan is still great to watch. Sure, he’s not the same Logan who we were familiar with at the end of Logan (2017). But he still provides the same rough exterior he always had in the previous X-Men films with a soft heart that he keeps hiding behind his animalistic rage. I thought Jackman was officially done with Wolverine and was going back to his musical roots. But money and merging superhero universes talk right?
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The rest of the cast did fine too. MacFadyen’s Paradox was your standard MCU bad guy who has nothing special going with him but grievances. He hates that the TVA has changed into becoming the guardians of the multiverse now that Loki is sitting in the Citadel at the End of Time in Loki Season Two. Corrin’s Nova was good in a wacky sense. She does an excellent job at portraying how insane and twisted she is in comparison to her brother Charles, who’s not in this movie at all but referenced.
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Overall, Deadpool and Wolverine feels like a hilariously bloody return to form for Marvel Studios with fight scenes that continue to excite superhero fans and action gurus alike. I won’t reveal the other superheroes who show up, but it feels like this film is saying goodbye to the 20th Century Fox superhero films that have had varying levels of success. Now with Disney under their wing, maybe Marvel can do those heroes justice and hopefully doesn’t repeat those same mistakes.
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