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Deadpool 2
After seeing the first film, I honestly didn't think it could be done, but I am happy to report that Deadpool 2 is a sequel that proves to be a worthy follow-up to the original.
Ryan Reynolds returns as Wade Wilson the disfigured superhero who is fully aware that he is a character in a movie and makes no apologies for it. This film opens with our hero planning to kill himself after the death of girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) and while in the midst of giving up, hears from old friends Colassus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead who have brought him to a private prep school to help with a troubled student named Russell (Julian Dennison) who has been abused by teachers at the school and who has mutant hands with which he can set anything on fire. Wade's attempts to save Russell fail dismally and ends them up in a futuristic prison, which is just the beginning of this offbeat adventure.
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Once again star and screenwriter Ryan Reynolds, along with co-screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have constructed an off the wall action adventure journey that adheres to none of the rules of movie making, evidenced from jump by the opening credits which had me rolling on the floor. The film also borrows characters and elements from other films but fully acknowledges what their doing so the viewer is obligated to roll with it. This story not only borrows characters from other movies, but also introduces new characters who might have what it takes to begin their own movie franchises, an onscreen audition if you will.
This process is actually performed onscreen in the form of an actual audition when Wade and his bartender buddy Weasel actually hold auditions for superheroes in order to help Wade rescue Russell. Wade hires five new superheroes to help him and five minutes after they begin their mission, the only one still alive is a bad ass girl named Domino who says her only superpower is Luck...again, this movie just refuses to follow the rules.
The story gets a little muddy at times, but it did in the first film too, as it usually does in most Marvel movies come to think of it. Good guys becomes bad guys and vice-versa. Josh Brolin's character, Cable, being the prime example. Cable seemed to be a New Millenium re-thinking of Arnold Schwarzeneggar's Terminator...watch the way the character is introduced in the film and the way he recharges after a day of crimefighting, you can't help but think of Ah-nold in the 1984 classic. Other movies get affectionate winks here, including Flashdance and ...Say Anything. I have to admit this film did not present the story I was expecting...I was hoping that Wade might have his face repaired, but that never happened. This movie also takes the classic movie death scene and completely turns it on its ear.
Reynolds wears the character of Wade Wilson like a comfortable shoe and Brolin actually manages to keep Cable from being a character completely controlled by makeup and CG effects. If you don't blink, you'll catch cameos by Brad Pitt, Terry Crews, Alan Tudyck, Matt Damon, Hugh Jackman and screenwriters Wernick and Rheese . If you enjoyed the first film, the same entertainment value can be found here and be sure to stay tuned through the closing credits.
After seeing the first film, I honestly didn't think it could be done, but I am happy to report that Deadpool 2 is a sequel that proves to be a worthy follow-up to the original.
Ryan Reynolds returns as Wade Wilson the disfigured superhero who is fully aware that he is a character in a movie and makes no apologies for it. This film opens with our hero planning to kill himself after the death of girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) and while in the midst of giving up, hears from old friends Colassus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead who have brought him to a private prep school to help with a troubled student named Russell (Julian Dennison) who has been abused by teachers at the school and who has mutant hands with which he can set anything on fire. Wade's attempts to save Russell fail dismally and ends them up in a futuristic prison, which is just the beginning of this offbeat adventure.
Once again star and screenwriter Ryan Reynolds, along with co-screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have constructed an off the wall action adventure journey that adheres to none of the rules of movie making, evidenced from jump by the opening credits which had me rolling on the floor. The film also borrows characters and elements from other films but fully acknowledges what their doing so the viewer is obligated to roll with it. This story not only borrows characters from other movies, but also introduces new characters who might have what it takes to begin their own movie franchises, an onscreen audition if you will.
This process is actually performed onscreen in the form of an actual audition when Wade and his bartender buddy Weasel actually hold auditions for superheroes in order to help Wade rescue Russell. Wade hires five new superheroes to help him and five minutes after they begin their mission, the only one still alive is a bad ass girl named Domino who says her only superpower is Luck...again, this movie just refuses to follow the rules.
The story gets a little muddy at times, but it did in the first film too, as it usually does in most Marvel movies come to think of it. Good guys becomes bad guys and vice-versa. Josh Brolin's character, Cable, being the prime example. Cable seemed to be a New Millenium re-thinking of Arnold Schwarzeneggar's Terminator...watch the way the character is introduced in the film and the way he recharges after a day of crimefighting, you can't help but think of Ah-nold in the 1984 classic. Other movies get affectionate winks here, including Flashdance and ...Say Anything. I have to admit this film did not present the story I was expecting...I was hoping that Wade might have his face repaired, but that never happened. This movie also takes the classic movie death scene and completely turns it on its ear.
Reynolds wears the character of Wade Wilson like a comfortable shoe and Brolin actually manages to keep Cable from being a character completely controlled by makeup and CG effects. If you don't blink, you'll catch cameos by Brad Pitt, Terry Crews, Alan Tudyck, Matt Damon, Hugh Jackman and screenwriters Wernick and Rheese . If you enjoyed the first film, the same entertainment value can be found here and be sure to stay tuned through the closing credits.