Possibly the MCU’s bravest attempt Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Matthew Macfayden, Brianna Hildebrand ...
Possibly the MCU’s bravest attempt
Cast: Ryan Reynolds,
Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Matthew Macfayden, Brianna Hildebrand
Rating: 3.5/5
The MCU isn’t known for brave attempts; all their films stick to the formula and try to play it as safe as possible. That being said, 20th Century Fox’s Marvel films are known to be brave: their films are often R-rated (Logan and Deadpool) and don’t stick to the same old beaten-to-death formula. Logan was a brave attempt — it was quite a different film than what was expected from Marvel, it was dark and (somewhat) depressing and gritty. Deadpool is the polar opposite: it’s excessively raunchy and extremely violent (over the top) and doesn’t take itself, or anything for that matter of fact, seriously.
I’ve always loved the
Deadpool films: I thoroughly enjoy watching them, so, quite naturally, I was
extremely excited for Deadpool and Wolverine and had quite high expectations in
terms of the comedy and the violence, and this, was close enough. It is excessively
violent (it's really fun to watch) and it’s really raunchy (old people will call
it vulgar), but the plot isn’t nearly as captivating as the ones in the
previous instalments, but, it is, nonetheless, entertaining.
The film (like the
previous instalments) is extremely self-referential (or meta, as people now
call it). It’s up to date-with pop culture. The screenplay — especially the
dialogues — was written with precision (that’s quite evident), it’s
specifically catered towards a specific demographic (youngsters) and is vulgar
but never too vulgar. An interesting screenplay, for sure.
Co-written, produced
and starring Ryan Reynolds, this is, unlike the previous instalments, not a one
man (Ryan Reynolds) show and that could be better or worse (depending on the
person who’s watching this). I, personally, didn’t mind it not being a one man
show, as it brings some sort of variety to the film in terms of the characters.
Wolverine is far from being the highlight of the film — that is, obviously,
Ryan Reynolds. The performances are good all around.
The fight sequences
are extremely well choreographed and filmed. They’re high on adrenaline (or
testosterone) and extremely fun to watch; they’re, no doubt, the highlight(s)
of the film. Directed by Shawn Levy, this is easily the most childish (in terms
of sentiments) film in the trilogy.
Deadpool and Wolverine
are a — dysfunctional — but good duo and so is the film.
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.
By Ravit Mishra
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