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Deadpool & Wolverine | Review by: Amanda Guarragi


 In 2016, (when 20th Century Fox was its own studio), Deadpool became the first Rated-R superhero to break box office records. Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds), who was re-introduced to audiences as the “Merc with a Mouth,” became a beloved character. Wilson is a character who can be a “one-trick pony,” and exhaust people with the constant jokes, and outlandish behaviour. To this day, the first Deadpool is the only time they had the perfect balance. In Shawn Levy’s, Deadpool and Wolverine, Wilson feels like a recycled character, and his motivation to become part of the Avengers to win Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) back felt tired. Wilson has always been sensitive, even if he is cocky, and makes terrible decisions. You root for Wilson because deep down he is a good person. He just got dealt a bad deck of cards, and he’s trying to make the most of it. After watching this third instalment, it’s safe to say that Wilson has now become a secondary character. Moving forward, he can make a cameo because there is nothing left for him to explore in a standalone film. 


Does it feel wonderful to have another Deadpool movie after six years? Absolutely. Die-hard fans miss the character. However, when the story is essentially tying their favourite character to another universe because of the liquidation of a studio, it gets troublesome. When we meet Wilson in this film, he’s a washed-up superhero without a purpose. He wants to matter to people, more importantly, he wants Vanessa back. After encountering the TVA, he is told his timeline is slowly disintegrating because Logan (Hugh Jackman) died. Naturally, he does what any person with a TEMPad would do, he searches for another Wolverine. The second Jackman is on screen it doesn’t feel like Logan directed by James Mangold was pointless. Levy handled the timeline shift and the death of the character tastefully. After a slow build of beginning, the film picks up once Jackman and Reynolds are together. The banter was hilarious and most of the jokes did land. They both gave strong performances, but it’s nowhere near their best for their characters. 


The disappointment lies in the middle of the film. Deadpool and Wolverine moves at a glacial pace when our dream team gets lost. Along the way, they meet other characters and the villain of the story Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin). They were fine in the role, but one-off villains have never been Marvel’s strong suit. The point of this section of the film was meant for gratuitous cameos that didn’t even feel like fanservice. The cameos were rather weak, except for one. The film loses its footing because they tried so hard to integrate Deadpool and Wolverine in the MCU, but failed to write a coherent narrative to have audiences connect with them. Two beloved characters are coming together for some poorly executed action scenes and some laughs. It’s not enough at this point to cover a messy and bloated story with hypersexualized jokes and repetitive bits. It is a Deadpool movie, granted. Most of the jokes did land, and there were some great moments. But, it did feel “try-hard” at times. It is known that Reynolds does a lot of ad-libbing on set, and it did feel like some pieces of dialogue went on longer than they should have. 


On top of this, it felt like a massive exposition dump. It felt empty because they never went deeper with the character's motivations. It would have been great to see more of Logan’s past and see Wade attempt to do some good deeds here and there. Instead, they jumped into the multiverse and forgot about the other characters. Deadpool and Wolverine is not all bad. And anything is a step up from Deadpool 2. It’s a third instalment that had a lot to contend with. Shawn Levy was ambitious enough to incorporate as much as possible to make this a proper Deadpool movie, but it got lost in the multiverse. There are some strong moments with Logan and Wade, which made up for some choices, but they weren’t enough to hold this film together. There are massive cracks in this third instalment, and although it may be entertaining to watch, you’re still able to feel like something was missing. Unfortunately, it wasn’t emotionally grounded like Logan and the humour wasn’t balanced like Deadpool. These two characters thrived in those films, and the consistency wasn’t there. 


3/5 



Review by: Amanda Guarragi





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