Film: Deadpool 2

GENRE: Action Adventure

RATING: R for excessive violence and language
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 59 minutes

STARRING: Ryan Reynolds (Hitman’s Bodyguard, The Proposal)

Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War), Zazie Beetz (Atlanta)

DIRECTOR: David Leitch (Atomic Blonda, parts of John Wick)

WRITERS: Rhett Reese & Stephen McFeely (Deadpool, Zombieland)

Ryan Reynolds (newcomer)

PLOT: Deadpool tries to get over his grief by creating a team to rescue a young boy with dangerous mutant abilities.  

FULL DISCLOSURE: I wasn’t expecting too much from this sequel.

STORY STUFF: I think this storyline was a bit better than the first Deadpool. In the first one, the middle was dragged down with how Wade became Deadpool, which didn’t really work for me. This one deals with trying to make a team and a ‘family’. Kept me more engaged, though still drags a bit. The humour was on par with the first one as well as some of the action sequences. Still enjoy the meta stuff even though I know it bothers some people. Love the Canada shout outs, especially during the post credit sequence.

ACTING STUFF: You can tell that Reynolds is having the time of his life. This must be infectious as the others are having fun around him too. It was great to see Julian Dennison (Hunt for the Wilderpeople) again. And my goodness, some of the cameos. Hopefully moviegoers won’t be spoiled beforehand.

ARTISTIC STUFF: Some well-crafted fight scenes. Great use of slow-mo. Amazing collection of music with hilarious odd choices for action sequences (and check out the lyrics for the operatic music near the end). Fun stuff.

VERDICT: Four stars out of five

SEE IT IF: You are not easily offended.

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Solo