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Synopsis (from IMDB):
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.
Thoughts
This is Deadpool's third outing and first officially in the MCU and it is a memorable first impression. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman do a very good job in this movie as a matter of fact I think the entire cast does a great job here. The jokes in here, in my opinion, work very well and are completely on brand. Does he go at Fox? Yes. Does he call out Marvel Studios? Oh yes. Does Warner Bros catch a stray? You had to know it was coming. The stakes in this movie are pretty high in that Deadpool is trying to keep his Earth and timeline from being wiped from existence. Deadpool admittedly is not a hero, but the anchor being of his Earth was killed, that being is none other than Wolverine. Being the forward thinker that he is Wade goes and grabs another Wolverine from another Earth and timeline thinking that will be enough (clearly its not); and that is basically the two worst people have a team up to try and save existance. Its important to note that to the none comic reader that Jackman's Wolverine is the Wolverine that killed the X-Men. In the original Logan comic, Wolverine, not Xavier is the one who kills the X-Men. Some people may not know that and they don't spell it out here. Personally, I think this movie is better than Deadpool 2 in a couple ways. One I think they did a good job of setting up moments where you get Wade being human. The other I think the cameos made sense and the variants of the different Wolverines, including comic accurate Wolverine were appropriate and hilarious. The action is great here and the fights are bloody and brutal. There were a lot of little nods in their characters that I think the regular movie going public isn't going to understand but the comic fans will get and I am glad those are there. Also, they must have spent a nice portion of the budget on the soundtrack because there is a lot of licensed music in here, especially the opening credits.
One of the few issues I had with the movie was with the villain Cassandra Nova. I think actress who portrayed her did a great job it was more on the writing side of things. She doesn't have a motivation outside of I'm evil and then she gets one it was kind of weird. There are also a couple of scenes where there had to be something left on the cutting room floor as they don't make sense.
For Parents
This movie is Rated R for violence, language and gore. It runs at a little over two hours and is paced very well. This is clearly not for little kids. It is a comedy and there are a lot of crude humor as well as comedic gore. No sex montage this time, but a lot of dismemberment.
Final Thoughts
This movie is a solid MATINEE. I think its better than the second film and a great way to introduce him in the MCU proper. I think Hugh Jackman will always be Wolverine and it was great to have him back for at least one more time. The cameos were awesome and a fitting tribute to some characters that, in all honesty, it was just nice seeing them on screen again. It will be interesting to see what they do with Deadpool going forward. Have you seen Deadpool & Wolverine? What did you think? Leave a comment and lets talk about it.
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