Deadpool & Wolverine 2024

There’s like 2 or 3 scenes where Hugh Jackman gets to act. Those are pretty good until you realize we’ve seen those beats already in a better movie. Moreover, there are a couple of well executed fights, for example there’s a tracking shot near the end that was definitely a lot of fun. Besides that, I wouldn’t hesitate to call this a schlockfest. The script is so tacky and forced, it makes The Flash seem coherent by comparison. Don’t even try to put any effort in understanding the logic or motivations of characters, even more so than No Way Home the script is just there to link together whatever’s on Reddit’s wishlist. The comedy has only gotten more infantile since Deadpool, it’s self-aware to the point where it becomes extremely irritating. It already knows what people are going to bitch about, but rather than fixing those issues, it just throws them right back at us. Pointing out the lazy cameo porn in your own movie doesn’t mean you get a pass for doing it. Hugh Jackman is a sellout for doing this piece of junk, yes we know mr. Reynolds, very cool. This movie is like a piece of bubblegum, it’ll lose its flavour once the dopamine starts to wear off. There should’ve been way more focus on the relationship between Wade and Logan, as well as the villain (pretty good performance by an underused Emma Corin). That’s the core of the movie, but it’s pushed to the background in favour of being an extended SNL sketch. Technically the film’s not very good either. Shawn Levy still doesn’t know how to shoot a movie, almost everything looks fake and washed out, especially when compared to previous Deadpool installments. The score is entirely forgettable and the basic b*tch needle drops - while ironically funny at points - get a bit eye-rolling. Throughout I just kept thinking about the use of DMX and the more subversive spirit of Deadpool. Why is this movie so much dumber when its audience has matured by eight years? Shouldn’t we push the subversiveness a little bit further with the introduction of shows like The Boys? Clearly it doesn’t hold back in regards to language, drug references or violence, and it even allows for Feige and Disney to poke fun at themselves. However, it all feels watered down and calculated, which essentially renders the character meaningless. Is Disney just too afraid to deconstruct its own bread and butter besides acknowledging that they’re at a low right now? I’d argue you’re not gonna save this genre unless you’re willing to take an honest, critical look at what’s wrong with it. What better character to do that with than the merc with a mouth?

3/10

I can't think of a single thing I didn't like about this movie. I don't give 10s out very often so I racked my brain trying to think of another rating to give the movie, but there's nothing to lower the score. Someone in another comment said the gore lowered the score for them, and that's fair but it didn't bother me. It's a Deadpool movie, they're always a bloody mess, and it is rated R. But I thought it was fine, because they don't linger on the bloody moments enough for it to be gratuitous in my opinion.

I was never bored, I can't remember the last time I laughed so much when watching a movie, it even had some touching moments. It was so fun, the choreography of the fighting, the choice of songs that played during the fights, the choice of the song that played during the climactic final scene, everything fit so very well. It even gave this Logan, who was from a different world, a redemption, which he desperately needed. If you like Deadpool and Wolverine in their previous movies, or if you are familiar with the characters of Deadpool and Wolverine from the comics, I highly recommend this movie.

Did you like the second film but not really the first film? You'll probably hate this movie.
Did you like the first film but not really the second film? You'll probably like this movie.

In the fashion of Deadpool 1, this is a comedy film with superheroes. Not the other way around. Every little thing in this movie was written around the basic concept of getting Hugh Jackman on set with Reynolds to make the audience laugh and cheer. But, honestly even if you were to prefer that kind of thing, this is still the objectively worst Deadpool movie and down there in the shitter with all the other recent MCU movies this film calls out.

It's ironic how this movie is so blatantly aware of all the issues that modern superhero films makes, yet they still make them anyways. Throughout the film they constantly point out these annoying traits that it knows the audience is sick of by now, and just continue doing them. I'd garner that about 20 solid minutes of footage total was spent on just filming all the cameo actors dramatically appearing on screen. They never fail to let the camera sit for a solid minute to allow the audience to cheer, this technique will happen various of times throughout this movie!

Hey, so I have a movie idea. Two practically immortal characters with opposing personality are finally paired up, so let's make the plot be the same world-ending stakes where they have to risk their lives to save the world like every other superhero film! Ooh, and the antagonist should be really strong but she toys around with the heroes for no apparent reason until they inevitably crawl their way to victory! And in the end, both the heroes end up sacrificing themselves to save the whole world (not "that" world, EVERY world so it's practically THE world now!) except they don't really get sacrificed because... Just because, ok!?

Comedy's always a hit or miss as well, and if you just take this as a comedy film you might come out with some laughs, literally anything can be "funny" so I won't go too hard on the criticism in this area. But I will note, that for the first half of the movie Deadpool's dialogue was constantly filled with the word "Marvel" in it, as he was repeatedly making the same jokes about Marvel and Fox over and over again. But hey, maybe it's funny the 10th time. You can really tell Reynolds had an influence on the writing by the way, because a good majority of the jokes were about actors playing the characters instead of the character. You can really feel the tunnel-visioned perspective of being so involved with hollywood film making, that when you see the face of a character you want to write a joke for you think about the actor every time.
Apart from that, it's just the average jokes you see in all the other Deadpool films. Using sexual metaphors to describe mundane things, and meta-humor that somehow never evolved passed the "this is a movie, guys!" phase. There was a rather long bit in the movie where the joke was apparently that dogs are cute? No, you are not watching Minions.

Wolverine being in the movie was the whole pitch for its existence, and somehow he felt like a side character. He honestly just existed there to fight. It really could've done with way more scenes of those two actually acting together in scenarios where they aren't just bee-lining to the next objective to stop world-ending peril. You know, maybe make the whole narrative revolve around that instead. Oddly enough this movie feels pretty similar to Suicide Squad 2016, if that movie had just constantly talked about how much of a bad movie it was during the movie.
Even if you liked cheesy plots, it wasn't even good for that. There were so many weird cuts, both in and out of action scenes, just everywhere. It makes you feel like they didn't even know what to do and was just piecing together shit in post-production.

It baffles me that this movie literally acknowledges the mistakes that the MCU make and just take no effort to fix them, instead doing the same exact thing. Seriously, why? This is just another No Way Home case of being a fan-fiction film, except this time fan-service for characters people hardly even care about. Not that it makes it even better. I just pointed it out, because hearing the toddler-hat wearing 30 year old whistle and cheer during the 5th cameo appearance in a row made me seethe a tiny bit. C'mon, you seriously do not fucking care about that character at all. It only exists as a "I recognize that!" moment.

I don't know why I continue to talk about this film, I believe it's because I didn't think 2 was so bad just to see the 3rd one flop. Reliving my feelings for MCU's spiderman trilogy. And Deadpool himself has so much potential to be something more. For one, I wish they integrated 4th wall breaking as a grounded character trait, having other characters acknowledge him as mentally ill for it. But instead, every other character is technically breaking the 4th wall too by just always ignoring Deadpool talking to the invisible wall.
I'll stop here. I have a bad taste in my mouth for typing this much for a superhero film.

But boy this comment is as long as what every girl I sleep with wants my dick to be.
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A really terrible movie that shockingly has high ratings. I'll start with something I know is not at all the point of these Marvel movies, but it bears saying in specific relation to this movie: it looks horrible. At a certain point in the movie, Deadpool jokes about Mad Max for some reason, and you can clearly see the inspirations from Furiosa. But instead of building off the imagery from that franchise, it plays off as a cheap pastiche. The color grading for some reason is completely desaturated, so everything looks grey and dull. The action sequences are edited so chaotically, with cuts snipping away from the action and shaky camera pans. To be honest, there is not a single scene in this entire movie that seems to have been shot well or even competently. Regardless, I get that cinematography is not why people watch Deadpool and Marvel movies.

In terms of plot, the movie doesn't really fare much better. None of the Deadpool movies have had noteworthy plots, but this in particular feels like a phoned in effort. It starts out promising, but nothing is really developed ever. Cassandra steals every scene, but the character has no intriguing motivations despite having hints at a compelling backstory. The movie also is cognizant of how it will need to handle the aftermath of Logan, and it doesn't even attempt to. After a sequence where it tries to be edgy about these concerns, it explicitly tries to ignore this conflict. This Wolverine is effectively the same as the one from the X-Men franchise, but he's ostensibly different. His backstory is so underbaked that it gets info-dumped in a weird exposition that doesn't even show anything, so whatever angst he's feeling is incredibly unearned. The movie parades around X-23 but outside of like two lines, there is no reckoning between the two characters. There is no exploration of the impact from Logan nor Wolverine as a high-level character. The movie is instead far more concerned about his costume, really symbolizing why it fails compared to Logan, viewing his impact only by the aesthetic exterior without any care about the meaty character interior. Finally, Deadpool does have an arc driven by his desire to be an actual superhero, but the movie never really earns this idea of him being able to self-sacrifice, instead just playing the cliched plot beats and going through the motions. I actually think there might have been an intriguing approach by focusing on his found family, but they are barely on screen in this movie. No point in mentioning themes because there are none.

Now, you might be saying that no one cares about the cinematography, plot, themes, or characters. Deadpool is all about the comedy, and this movie is all about the odd couple buddy comedy vibes. To that, I think this movie is different from the first two in the sense that while the first two would often poke fun at superhero movies, cinematic universes, and franchise building, this movie actually becomes the very thing it is meant to be making fun of. At one point, he jokes about cameos, only to have an overdrawn parade of cameos, inclusive of "applause moments" where the movie is actively hoping to have people cheer their introduction. These characters are only relevant if you follow internet casting rumors or followed older superhero movies, and it will age horribly because the characters themselves have no depth unlike similar cameos in something like No Way Home. In general, you know Ryan Reynold's overeager line-a-minute comedic timing already, both from the first two movies as well as pretty much everything else he has been in. I personally find it grating, but I think it is pretty much the same here even if the fourth wall breaking and satire are a lot less sincere. I did actually enjoy his interactions with Wolverine, and make no mistake, the movie did make me laugh out loud a few times, so the comedy isn't awful, just not as clever.

Lastly, in terms of acting, I thought Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds were what you would expect them to be. Certainly not Hugh Jackman's best Wolverine performance, but as mentioned before, he has nothing to build on with this half-baked character. However, I do want to call out Emma Corrin because they were absolutely fantastic as Cassandra Nova, and it's a shame the movie couldn't utilize them more. I am also always a fan of Matthew Macfayden who is again underutilized but great.

Overall, if this movie appealed to you, you probably have already seen it. However, to those viewers who are not drawn in by the fanservice, this movie is just a giant stitching together of internet memes, a zombification of a character whose legacy was far better off prior to this movie, and the very representation of the type of movie that it is trying to mock. If this is what modern blockbusters and Marvel are going to become, we are in for a rough time.

[8.4/10] Deadpool & Wolverine does well at what the Deadpool franchise has always done well: irreverent edgelord goofery with a side of loony violence. But it also succeeds in an area where the first two Deadpool installments fell short -- telling a straight character story for its spandex-clad antiheroes worthy of the audience’s emotional investment.

And if that weren’t enough, it takes something that's always been a part of the character’s cinematic vibe -- meta nods to the broader entertainment industry and superhero industrial complex -- and turns it into a heartfelt and surprisingly moving tribute to all the Marvel movies and characters that endeared audiences well before, and beyond, the MCU.

With all of that to accomplish, the film is a lot It packs in a ton of incident, a torrent of characters and cameos, and arguably one act too many for pacing purposes in its more than two-hour runtime. But while a touch unwieldy, what Deadpool & Wolverine serves up to the audience is never unwelcome. And more than anything, the places where it succeeds -- in its comedy, its fun action sequences, its worthwhile journeys for its eponymous duo, and its loving paeon to Marvel movies past -- it is easily the best Deadpool movie of the bunch.

That starts with the trademark “Bugs Bunny on crack” vibe of the title character himself. From the moment in the opening credits where Deadpool slaughters an array of nameless goons, brandishing his erstwhile rival’s adamantium skeleton, and breaking it down to the dulcet tones of NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye”, you know exactly what kind of delightfully demented hijinks you’re going to be in for over the next two hours and change.

The expletive-laden patter that saturated the first two films is back with a vengeance, despite the new Disney banner hanging over the production. The banter among Deadpool and his comrades sings as always, especially with Al. And beyond the dramatic chops that are table stakes for new partner-in-crime Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, he also makes for a good straight man to Wade Wilson’s actions, and gets in a few good dry ripostes of his own. So much of what distinguishes Deadpool from the slate of other supes is his trademark babble, and thankfully, the “Merc with a Mouth” remains intact.

The film also isn’t afraid to offer a buffet of its wacky/transgressive comic stylings beyond the chatter. The advent of “Nicepool”, a gentle, crunchy version of our resident red rambler, brings the laughs (and presumably, helps give Ryan Reynolds some face time). Gags centered around Matthew Macfadyen’s Mr. Paradox, a contemptuous functionary at the Time Variance Authority have a distinct flavor, bolstered by the actor's winning performance. And the physical comedy of Deadpool’s clownishly expressive reactions and gestures lend themselves well to the yuks.

That ties into the movie’s visual verve in its big action sequences. Some of what Deadpool & Wolverine has to offer is pretty standard blockbuster fireworks. A group of heroes storming the stronghold of Cassandra Nova, Professor X’s twin and the movie’s big bad, is enjoyable from the emotional triumph, but pretty standard in its bad guy beat-em-ups.

But the opening bash-and-boogie of the TVA baddies has a real claret-soaked Looney Tunes quality to it in its inventive methods and framings of destruction. A brotherly-yet-bloody brawl between the two title characters in the close quarters of a Honda Odyssey finds originality in staging the skirmishes in a confined space. And the penultimate set piece, where the duo fend off a hundred Deadpool variants in one long “hallway fight” shot in a cacophony of fluid (and fluid-filled) motion brings enjoyable video game energy to the piece. Yes, there’s still some of the expected blood and guts, but the movie also offers more creativity amid Deadpool’s smash-and-grabs than that.

It also offers more depths. Rather than resurrecting Jackman’s Wolverine after his poignant demise in Logan purely for comic fun, D&W instead finds its own measure of piercing pathos for the character. Amid the universe-hopping antics to find a new “anchor being” to save Earth-10005, Wade Wilson ends up bub-napping the “worst Logan”, and with him, a chance for redemption.

The film actually builds on Logan. There is great poetry in Laura/X-23 saving this Wolverine the way the mainline one saved her, and she serves as the emotional bridge between the two. A running joke about Logan finally donning the iconic yellow-and-blue duds turns into a heart-rending symbol of his regret. The way it dovetails with his guilt over how being a moody lone wolf who refused to join the X-Men led to all their deaths, deaths he could have prevented if he’d sucked it up and become a joiner, turns an object of fun and fanservice into something legitimately piercing.

Throw in the way he makes an emotional appeal to Cassandra over how Charles would have loved her, his own noble sacrifice to erase the red in his ledger, and a recognition that Logan was “always that guy”, even in the good universe -- and more than anything, you have a film that gets Wolverine -- for laughs and for drama.

The same is true for Wade Wilson. While the devoted romance of Deadpool and the self-serious “family drama” of Deadpool 2 were the soggiest parts of both films, Deadpool & Wolverine finds something more substantive and moving for its lead character -- centered on why he does this at all.

The script lays it on a bit thick. An amusing but heavy-handed early conversation with Happy Hogan makes clear that Deadpool needs to learn to do something because of the needs of others rather than the needs of himself. But by god, trite or not, it works. Showing how this off-the-wall numbskull nevertheless has a soft spot for the makeshift family represented by a treasured polaroid, one that makes him ready and willing to save the universe, is a heartening path to follow. The break-up and make-up with Vanessa is slight, but on the whole, the tack wrings some genuinely affecting material from a character who proves he can be more than just a high-powered joke machine.

Some of that is the meta. One of the joys of Deadpool is that he is, in many ways, a one-man Greek Chorus. His fourth wall breaks don’t just leave him winking to the audience, but commenting on the story-in-progress in a way that adds a Mystery Science Theater 3000 energy where the call is coming from inside the house. And at the same time, the jabs at Reynolds’ own career, Disney Standards & Practices, the multiverse trend, and Fox’s absorption and demise, all come with that spark of “Can they get away with that?” bravado.

Despite the impulse to tweak and snark at all of the real world mishegoss that surrounds the MCU, the cape flick era, and the wider entertainment industry, Deadpool & Wolverine is ultimately a love letter to the Marvel movies outside the MCU’s umbrella. You can even think of it as the non-MCU Avengers, with the titular duo teaming up not only with Laura to represent Fox’s long-running series X-Men films, but also the likes of Jennifer Garner’s Elektra, Wesley Snipes’ Blade, and even the Channing Tatum Gambit that never saw the light of day.

Some of this is pure fanservice. There’s background easter eggs galore in The Void -- the place where properties discarded by the TVA and the corporate entities it stands in for -- go to perish. Blade gets a reprise of the famous “skate uphill” line before the act is up. MCU luminary Chris Evans gets a chance to riff on his pre-Cap turn as Johnny Storm. But some of it clearly comes from a place of genuine affection for these films, a desire to give those characters one last hurrah, and an affirmation of the merit and memories that existed in the Marvel movie pantheon long before Iron Man came to town.

That's the rub of all of this. In-universe, Deadpool is straining to prove he’s worthy and aiming to save his universe, but the real life allegory is clear. With Wolverine dead, the studios have little use for the diminishing box office returns of Fox’s X-men universe. But Deadpool, as a character whose box office takes and cultural cache still have (and earn) currency, could have a place in the MCU.

Instead of the selfishness of jumping to the marquee (if diminished) superhero mega franchise and jettisoning all that came before, Deadpool fights to preserve the *Fantastic Four*s and *Elektra*s and even the X-Men Origins: Wolverines that may not fit perfectly into the current Marvel cinematic firmament, but which still meant something to the audiences that experienced them. He doesn’t just go on a quest to prove he matters by joining the MCU, or by saving Earth-10005 from destruction, for his family and friends; he goes on a quest to prove those films matter, that their characters are worth holding onto, for their real life fans sitting in the theater.

For once, the metatextual elements that have always been at play for Deadpool are more than just donkey sauce drizzled over the layers of gore and goofery at the center of the character’s films. They are, instead, something that elevates the film to be about more than two men’s personal paths toward self-actualization amid their off-kilter adventures. They’re also about a quarter century of films that had their ups and downs across eras and studios, but which have value and meaning worth preserving despite the inevitable voids of continuity reboots and boardroom takeovers.

In that, Deadpool & Wolverine does more than bring back what fans loved from its first two entries. It does more than fortify the dramatic side of the series that was never much of a selling point until now. It does more than smash together your favorite action figures from beyond the MCU’s sunny shores. This grand guignol gem of a film also uses its meta mayhem and winking asides to honor a spate of movies that paved the way for the Avengers, and argues that, no matter whose name is on the door, they too are worth saving.

DO NOT LOOK AT THE CAST LIST FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

Without spoiling anything, this is a really fun time with a ton of really cool surprises and some really cool action. Sometimes it goes a tad bit too far with the jokes in terms of stretching them out and out until it becomes unfunny but that feels like a signature for the series. It's a little gratuitous and a little too 4th wall breaking but all-in-all I think I like this about as much as the 2nd one. This series is surprisingly consistent considering everything that happens in it and has happened to it. I think I would genuinely recommend this to comic book fans who don't have a stick up their ass about "continuity" and other shit that really doesn't and shouldn't matter. The movie does treat some things with reverence and some things with its own brand of inanity but is overall just a really surprisingly solid movie.

Before getting to spoilers, if you're yet to watch this movie, I suggest going into it completely blind especially if you're a comic book movie fan.

Now for spoilers

I absolutely LOVED all the surprising guest appearances and I was not ready for any of them thankfully. This is such a loving tribute to heroes past and forgotten and heroes who never got their moment. They're not treated as simple cameos but given their own gratuitous fight scenes and action to perform which was deserved. While Deadpool constantly shits on 20th Century Fox, the characters and the actors in the series are treated with such love and respect and it was heartwarming to watch the BTS at the very end during the credits instead of the usual mid-credits stupid nonsense. I just hope this movie finally lets Wolverine rest and is the end of multiverses though I'm quite sure Disney is not going to care for that one bit. I completely understand why Hugh Jackman came back for this movie (aside from the bags of cash) of all movies but this is another excellent sendoff for Wolverine and I hope this is actually the quits for him. And Dafne Keen as X-23 was one of my favourite surprises in the movie and I'm so glad we saw her aged up and lovingly talk about the Logan who saved her. This stuff could have easily either swung into being sappy or utterly ridiculous and unnecessary. The movie threads through the needle and pulls it off really well somehow.

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is everything you’d expect from a Deadpool film, plus one bit superhero satire and one bit genuine love letter to all the Marvel comic book films that preceded the MCU and helped pave the way, even those projects that never actually came to be. The movie is basically a salad of nods to the original comic book material, tongue-in-cheek jokes, 4th wall breaks, and character cameos, that somehow mixes surprisingly well and delivers a perfectly enjoyable result.

It’s clear that both thought and effort went into securing those character cameos, and it’s impressive how they managed to keep them secret before the film’s release. As expected, for its biggest part, the film doesn’t take itself too seriously, which allows the movie to get away with quite a few things. After all, you can’t complain that a plot device is a MacGuffin if the film calls it a MacGuffin first. All in all, the majority of the jokes land, the chemistry between Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds undeniably works and carries the plot, and when things do get serious it still manages to deliver a solid story.

Despite the film never pulling any punches when it comes to calling out the shortcomings of some of the more recent MCU projects, it’s pretty clear that it holds only love for its source material, the characters, and the creators that brought them to life. Something that becomes evident by all the nods, references, and credits it features.

I don’t think that the question whether or not it will “save the MCU” is fair for any Marvel project, because no film or show can guarantee what comes next beyond telling its own story. And above all else, ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ is a Deadpool film. It’s violent, it pokes fun at itself, it’s often nonsensical and irreverent. It also has its serious and genuinely touching moments, but it can’t, it won’t, and it never set out to deliver the epicness and emotionally impactful story of ‘Avengers: Endgame', and if you go into the film expecting that, then that’s on you (though I would suggest that you may want to give the recent X-Men ’97 cartoon a chance, in order to satisfy that itch).

It may or may not be Marvel Jesus, but it definitely delivers some solid fun.

Maybe “Deadpool & Wolverine” will manage to get the MCU back on track from a financial perspective. However, what the movie definitely didn't achieve was get me excited about superhero movies again. Yes, there are some jokes that hit, but they're not even close to the majority of them. The plot, meanwhile, is pretty mundane and suffers from the issue of a boring villain, like almost all MCU movies. And the action scenes somehow all feel the same because they are staged in a rather one-dimensional way.

The structure of the movie isn't exactly helping either. It seems like it's always the same: a joke, an action sequence, a cameo, and then the whole thing again. There is never anything like suspense, partly because the antagonist's plan is not explained satisfactorily. At least the guest appearances are reasonably surprising, and the actors are better utilized than in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," for example.

What ultimately saves the movie to a certain extent are Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. Reynolds once again throws everything into the character of Deadpool, and Jackman was obviously born to play Wolverine. And their chemistry is pretty good, as expected, although you have to realize that Wolverine is not much more than a sounding board for Deadpool.

That leaves the question of whether the movie is worth recommending, but I think that's kind of a moot point. Because anyone who has liked Deadpool or the MCU in the past will buy a ticket anyway. However, I seriously doubt whether “Deadpool & Wolverine” will attract new viewers who will stick around for the long term.

Deadpool & Wolverine, the latest offering from the long running MCU, arrives at a time where despite some positive recent entries (Loki S2, X-Men 97), the franchise has lost a lot of momentum (as Deadpool quips to Logan at one point, "you entered at sort of a low point"). Deadpool & Wolverine brings together Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, well known friends, to finally have their adventure together.

If you've seen one Deadpool movie (or really any Ryan Reynolds film) you know what you're getting, and nothing has changed. The same quips are here. There's some brilliant one liners here but after a while, the quips begin to become tiresome. The more I think on it, the less I like what was being presented. Once again Hugh Jackman, returning to the role for the first time in nearly a decade, is excellent - bringing gravitas to scenes that are constantly flooded with Reynolds quips. A scene shared between Jackman and Reynolds in a car (a Honda Odyssey to be precise) stands out, as Jackman shows off his acting chops, bring rage to his delivery, as he hands Deadpool some uncomfortable truths. But these scenes are unfortunately few and far between.

A stand out among the cast is Emma Corrin as Cassandra Nova. The characters time is woefully short but Emma does everything possible to make the appearances, while fleeting, memorable. The film would only have benefited from allocating more time and focus to the character. Matthew Macfadyen hams things up as Mr. Paradox. His motives and goals are messy, a symptom of a convoluted story, that jams as many pieces together (and then quips over the mess, to make it palatable) in order to bring together Logan and Deadpool. For the first time, I found trying to understand all the timelines extremely difficult. Finally I had to bite the bullet, accept what was on screen and try not to overthink.

There's a reoccurring piece with another Deadpool. To say anything more of it would be a spoiler. But it leads to an anti-climatic battle, that ultimately achieves nothing; time wasted that could have been better suited elsewhere. And that's where some of the problems lie, the battles are weak and lack stakes. When two of your heroes, often at violent odds with each other, have regenerative powers, it's easy to lose interest quick. And Shawn Levy is not talented enough to build interest. There's talk he's up for one of the Avengers movies - a rumour that may have passed. I really hope this is not the case.

I may sound negative on Deadpool & Wolverine and admittedly I went in with high hopes. Sure, I gave it 3.5 stars (perhaps a tad high and will likely be revised to a 3 in the future) but currently I have no desire to see Deadpool & Wolverine any time soon. Despite liking Ryan Reynolds and the concept of Deadpool, I've left each film without the desire to revisit it. Perhaps, I'm simply not a fan.