by Matt Sernaker, Managing Editor
The Merc with the Mouth is back for another round, because Deadpool 2 has finally arrived! Ryan Reynolds and the gang are back for more wacky superhero adventures, and this time he is bringing some new friends to join in the fun. The mysterious Cable has arrived from the future, and in order to achieve his mission, he will have to go through… Deadpool??? Yeah, that probably won’t go well for anyone…
Sequels (especially comedy sequels) are a very tricky thing, and it is vary rare that a follow up will exceed the quality of the original. The first Deadpool set the bar very high from a comedy standpoint, and luckily for fans, DP2 continues with the hilarious hijinks without rehashing jokes.
One of the best things about DP2 is the fact that the trailers really haven’t spoiled anything for the audience. These days, trailers unfortunately tend to spoil a large portion of the movie. In the case of this new iteration of Deadpool, fans will be pleasantly surprised by the overall story progression and how almost the entirety of the second and third acts were left as a surprise.
Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern) returns as Wade Wilson/Deadpool, along with Morena Baccarin (Gotham) as Vanessa, Stefan Kapicic (Big Miracle) as Colossus, T.J. Miller (Ready Player One) as Weasel, Leslie Uggams (Roots) as Blind Al, Karan Soni (Safety Not Guaranteed) as Dopinder, and Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool) as Negasonic Teenage Warhead. The gang is joined by Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War) as Cable, Zadie Beetz (Atlanta) as Domino, Jack Kesy (The Strain) as Black Tom Cassidy, Julian Dennison (Paper Planes) as Ricky, Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) as Belam, Rob Delaney (Catastrophe) as Peter. To no surprise, Reynolds continues to be the perfect live-action personification of Deadpool. Following Broilin’s intense take on Thanos, he stepped into an equality intense role as the time-traveling Cable. While his extremely convoluted backstory was essentially cut for time, the overall approach to Cable was done flawlessly. As Deadpool points out in one of the trailers, Domino’s powers don’t really sound cinematic in nature, but Director David Leitch quickly proves that her abilities are absolutely perfect for the big screen (think Jason Stathem’s performance in Crank).
DP2 is an incredibly entertaining film from start to finish, but the film takes a hard left turn with a rather disappointing choice early on for one of the returning characters from the first film. This story choice was rather frustrating, and I felt that it detracted from an otherwise stellar sequel. You will know what I am referring to when you see it. Although the film takes the time to acknowledge the “WTF” decision, it doesn’t make up for the fact that they still made the choice to follow through with it.
Overall
Deadpool 2 is the family friendly (Deadpool’s own words, not mine) romp that we needed after Avengers: Infinity War. While the story itself might be lacking, the over the top humor and commentary on the superhero genre makes this one of the best comedic sequels to date. Ryan Reynolds and the creative team are quite invested in accurately portraying these characters, and that dedication is extremely apparent in this release.
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ComicsOnline gives Deadpool 2 – 4.5 out of 5 surprise cameos.
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