Deadpool

Zach Goodier

After years of anticipation, we finally have the movie featuring our favorite “Merc with a mouth,” Deadpool. So, does it live up to the expectations? Well… F@#$ YES!!!

The movie starts us in the middle of the story, with Deadpool already mutated, and running rampant on a quest for revenge against Ajax: the mutant who had people like Wade lured into his workshop in an effort to create mutant slaves to sell to the highest bidder. Wade is also trying to find Ajax, to have him cure the disfigurement Wade endured during his mutation. After a firefight (not to mention the hilarious opening credits), Wade takes us back to the beginning, where he was working as a domestic merc. He then meets Venessa (AKA “A hot chick”), and their crazy almost immediately clicks, and they quickly fall in love before Wade falls ill with cancer. The rest, as they say, is history.

Mmmmmm... that's hot.

The plot of this movie isn’t all that original, but that really isn’t the idea, and the movie would only be hindered by a convoluted plot. This is a film about Deadpool, and establishing him as the character he is intended to be, and rinse the aftertaste from Origins that left us fearful. So the main focus of this review is going to be the character himself.

Colossus is strong, and somewhat overconfident. He is also a typical "hero" type, who thinks he can make Deadpool join the X-men.

On that front, I have to say, Ryan Reynolds nailed it. This is Deadpool, plain and simple. He swears, he’s dirty, and he has no intention of being PG-13. Plus, the hilarity never stops: 4^th wall breaks, guns galore, and all the relentless jokes and moments that make Deadpool… Deadpool. His relationships with everyone only help to make him even better: between Colossus and Teenage Warhead (not saying the whole thing), they only help to contrast Deadpool from the typical X-men variety of mutants/heroes.

Meet Francis... err... Ajax.

There really isn’t very much else to say. The action is all awesome, the laughs flow almost non-stop from the opening credits, and this movie really comes together brilliantly. It doesn’t rely on plot or deeper themes to entertain the audience, it uses Deadpool, and those around him, as a source of comedy and excitement, as things start getting crazy. If you’ve followed Deadpool in comic form, then you’ll almost certainly love this movie. If you’re walking in expecting another superhero film with boy scouts and mama’s boys, then keep looking, because Deadpool is neither. This is a raunchy, foul-mouthed, head-shooting action/comedy thrill ride that keeps the laughs coming from beginning to end.

Good:

-Deadpool is finally who he is meant to be.

-Hilarious, between 4^th wall breaks and edgy humor.

-Action to go with the laughs.

Bad:

-Isn’t overly original, and the powers of some mutants (like Ajax) are somewhat vague and don’t really make sense.

Scully Rating: 9.5 out of 10