Deadpool Review | Funniest Superhero Film
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Director: Tim Miller | Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller
Run-Time: 108 minutes | Rating: R | Score: 4/5
Deadpool. It’s not the most profound film ever made, nor am I saying that it is the best-crafted film within its genre. It’s a film that, like those prior to it, goes through the same motions and sets up what we’ve come to find in the most basic of origin stories. Yet there’s one thing it excels at - being an entertaining movie.
After all the things the character has gone through, all the roles Reynolds has burned through, and all the PG-13 sugar-coated superhero installments we’ve received, we finally are given the anti-hero we’ve wanted. From its incredible marketing to the fan base it has built, Deadpool delivers in every way possible as it becomes the highest opening R-rated film of all-time. Looks like Ryan finally got that 5th superhero moment.
As I said before, it’s not revolutionary unless, of course, Warner Bros and Disney get influenced to challenge their own ratings. However, I feel Rebel Wilson will be cast as Ms Marvel before that ever happens. What we have, instead, is a mercenary who calls out all the tropes within blockbusters, but then commits them as well. We see it in the standard villain, the hefty time it takes to show you the origins of his powers, and the way it follows the same plot points that other “heroes” go through.
But, then again, this was a big gamble for the studio so I understand the need to not differentiate completely from the model that has banked at the box office. The beauty of it is how it’s connected with the audience. Obviously, there’s the fourth wall breaking going on, but on top of that is the oozing passion that comes from those involved with the project. It’s a superhero film that tries to make something different, that makes fun of the genre because it loves it, and wants to give back to its audience. The vulgarity may not work for everyone, but those who have followed the merc with a mouth for a while will feel its comic essence brought to life.
By the end credits, I give Deadpool a very well deserved COMBO PRICE.
As for the sequel, seeing this one's success, it may be the one to earn a WORK OF ART.
