The only reason we are getting to see the obscene Deadpool this weekend is because of the supposedly leaked animated footage that hit the internet streets. With a huge roar from the fans, MARVEL, I mean FOX studios decides to invest a little over a year in the development of a movie in the hopes to come back to the top. And after receiving its expected R rating followed by the stir up with the advertising campaigns, you shouldn’t be surprised if you find young ones queuing outside the ticket lines carrying fake IDs and sporting fake mustaches and leg stilts.
Potential spoilers ahead, so keep reading and ruin the movie for you. Or not.
It tells the unconventional hero story of a former special forces operative Wade Wilson who discovers that cancer has taken over his life. In an attempt to save himself, he takes up a mysterious offer to be experimented on. With his newly found mutated healing and accelerated heroic powers along with a twisted sense of humor, he hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
While people were a bit skeptical at first about FOX’s choice of director for such a big character, Tim Miller’s backdrop is quite impressive. It may not be filled with an arsenal of movies, but it does comprise of a few animated shorts, one that was even Oscar worthy, along with the title and opening sequences of ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ and ‘Thor: The Dark World’. It is said that his stunning Justice League cutscene which he directed for ‘DC online’ is what landed him the job. In the end, Miller came through with flying colors, or rather flying heads. And blood and gore and foul language. ‘Deadpool’ works as a movie because of its ability to take on a superhero’s tale and not take it seriously. Even though it possesses a typical hero origin storyline with a huge showdown in the end with his nemesis, the movie breaks the rules of engagement with the audience. You find yourself enjoying a superhero movie for all the wrong reasons and in a good way. Another reason it runs around with an anti super hero title over its head.
The glass slipper definitely fits Ryan Reynolds as he breathes more than life into Wade Wilson’s character, which is clearly a mirror reflection of his own. Watching him onscreen will surely remind the audience of his phenomenal acting skills which might even make them revisit his past movies. Getting him through his cancerous journey is his vulgarly equal girlfriend, Vanessa Carlysle played by Morena Baccarrin (Gotham, Homeland) who seems to hit sparks with him the moment they lay their eyes on each other. While they don’t get enough time on screen, they do leave a memorable impact on you. The villainous mutant Ajax also known as Francis Freeman on the low is played by Ed Skrein (Transporter Refueled). The dynamics of their relationship as it progresses onscreen from hating each other to hating each other even more is quite interesting.
With the introduction of mutants like Negasonic Teenage Warhead played by a fairly new face by the name of Brianna Hilderband and the perfect rendition of a Russian Colossus, the movie winks at Deadpool being a part of FOX’s X-Men universe. They aid the merc along his quest to bring his enemy to justice in the hopes that he can do better than be a raging revenge druggie. It has even been recently discussed after the opening weekend success of Deadpool that the introduction of the X Force as a movie would feature Mr. Wilson along with a number of mutants alike. Wilson’s best friend Weasel and house keeper Blind Al who are played by T.J Miller and Leslie Uggams respectively, are tear-starters with their jokes, and who definitely add a lot of colorful humor on the sidelines.
While there’s no reason to pick on the superb acting and the hotshot action sequences, a lot can be said about the emotions the movie makes you cough up. Whether it’s a romantic comedy, action flick or a sadistic grungy flick, you’ll have to choose your pick quickly. While you’re swallowed into the crossfire of action and jokes, people fail to realize that the climax was less than mediocre leaving you with a bold ‘meh’ in the end because that’s defines the totality of a movie. Although the hyperactive 18+ spiderman lookalike possesses an adequate supply of wise cracks and knee-snappers, most of them have been heard in the movie’s trailers, leaving out just a few less matched comments, which might leave movie goers a bit disappointed as they stretch their ears for more. The recurring shift between the past and present time lines to story tell may irritate now and then but gels with the movie’s rhythmic flow eventually.
Deadpool was a movie that was made by the fans, and for the fans. While Tim Miller delivers a ‘semi-solid’ action packed movie that takes you on a filthy ride on anything but your mama, it keeps the fans satisfied enough and seduces newcomers all around to come back for another viewing. This is surely going to rejuvenate FOX’s money pool after a whole bunch of dryers like X-Men Origins: Wolverine and the new Fantastic Four (let’s not forget the old ones too) who have been on the same run with Sony who have done a spectacular job at diminishing the love for Spiderman. Nevertheless, the red merc’s dirty-talking is what is going to get you through this a little above average and hyped movie as he provides pure comical entertainment. Thank FOX for not considering tying up this loose end literally this time around, if you get my meaning.
‘Deadpool’ is insulting people in theaters already, so don’t forget to catch it!
