it’s possible for you to beat a dead horse forever when its got a healing factor.
Warning: This review contains light spoilers aboutDeadpool & Wolverine.
It catapulted fans into ecstasy and perplexed others left to ask, Wait, whos that guy?
Hugh Jackman (L) and Ryan Reynolds in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios
It has no stakes, no drama, and only the most cynical applications of creativity.
Whats most depressing is that it may end up making a billion dollars.
Its unbelievable just how annoying it is.
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.Jay Maidment/ 20th Century Studios / MARVEL
When Wilson sees a skull under an Ant-Man helmet, he yuks thatPaul Ruddhas finally aged.
Theres also a crack about Jackmans recent divorce.
When things get a little tooMad Max-ish, he worries about being in the wrong IP.
Ryan Reynolds in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.Marvel Studios
Who is the audience for this?
Entertainment lawyers who watch TMZ?
(This does kinda make sense.)
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And its here where the self-referencing goes into overdrive.
In The Void, Deadpool and Wolverine meet dropped characters from the Fox versions of Marvel movies.
And even one fella that was just a bit of casting rumor.
(Its AC/DC, Madonna, and a number fromGrease.)
One would be acceptable.
Three, ironically considering how theres no killing, is overkill.
The other thing that has really outstayed its welcome is Reynoldss teasing gay banter.
), but you know what?
I dont see Reynolds actually kissing other men.
That would be a bridge too far, I guess.
If one wanted to interpret theDeadpoolphenomenon as being homophobia-by-overcorrection, I wouldnt stop em.
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It may sound like I absolutely hated this movie, but thats a little unfair.
When you throw 7,000 jokes at the screen hoping something will stick, a few of them certainly will.
As such, I did laugh several times; I am not a monster.
The special effects in this movie are simultaneously unnerving and very funny.
Its a neat bit.
Also, theres a constant in any universe: Jackman is always compelling.
(Reynolds, alas, does not have as much luck when the spotlight is on him.)
Im sorry for being a curmudgeon and not likingDeadpool & Wolverine.
I assure you I am not a pain in the butt on purpose.
The movie is two hours of cheap jokes, culminating in the worlds biggestFamily Guyepisode.
It tries so hard to be clever, it just ends up being cringe.
Luckily,Twistersis still playing if you havent seen it yet.Grade: C-
