The best way to explain Deadpool is short, sweet and to the point. The movie was solid entertainment, messing with the generic “comic-book” movie formula, rearranging all the pieces and creating a movie that can definitely push the sub-genre into a new direction. With this said, Deadpool suffered from an over exaggerated character at times, making him seem more like a sassy jackass than a sassy comedic merc who loves to have fun.
Now before I get Deadpool mad at me for insulting his first solo movie and make him travel every known dimension before reaching mine and stuffing my head full of lead, let me explain a bit more (I swear to you Mr. Wilson everything will make sense in due time). First I’ll start with some positives. Deadpool has always been a comic book character that is as elastic as a Trojan condom, allowing writers the freedom to write him as they please. Want to make him travel every known universe in search for a mass murdering Deadpool, you got it. Want him to survive a zombie apocalypse and convert every zombie into himself, sure let’s do it! Get him to fall in love with lady death?!... By now you get the idea. Deadpool was no exception. The movie managed to grab every key element that made Deadpool the merc we all know and love. The sass and smartass remarks were enjoyable when he spoke to allies and enemies alike and the 4th wall commentary was never pushed so much that it ruined the movie; it was all well placed and gave Deadpool the personality we were hoping he would show us. His chemistry with his supporting cast was, for the most part on point, behaving loving yet sassy with loved ones, irrational and abusive with allies and insulting yet comedic with his enemies.
Deadpool also gave us a straight to the point plot, origin story pushed along with a kidnapped loved one and ending with a… (Pretty obvious ending) but this didn’t feel like the highlight at all and for this reason the movie shines. Most of the Deadpool comics highlight the character, never the story and by this I mean the story supports in developing the writers version of the merc with the mouth. Deadpool was no exception to this formula, allowing viewers to see a different version of Deadpool not read in comics. This was both a refreshing foundation for the movie but a crippling one that made him more of a tool at times rather than a character.
When it comes to comic book Deadpool, censorship holds back from many jokes and insults he wishes to dish out on everyone (at times he out right tells his readers that he wishes for more freedom in this department). The movie was the answer to this, allowing him to go full sailor and mass murdering merc all at once. It was new and an enjoyable version of Deadpool that was much needed and it was obvious the writers had fun writing his lines and inserting references to past Marvel movies as well as insulting Fox for not having a bigger budget to include more X-Men. For the most part. this is what I saw in Deadpool, but at times he felt like a tool that helped push a different message. This isn’t one of the first rated-R comic movies out there (Kickass, Watchmen and Kingsmen) but it is one of the first rated R comic movies to spotlight a very popular character that is widely sold to almost every age group. Not to say that the movie did bad by becoming rated R and restricting the viewership group, rather it used it by exaggerating the main character at times to help push this fact.
Deadpool did not shy from language and sexual references at all and because of it, Deadpool felt a little bit out of place and not at all like himself. Badly placed F-bombs, S-bombs and insults made him seem more like a jackass rather than a smartass which is what makes Deadpool enjoyable. Outsmarting his enemies, making them mad with face palm worthy insults and a well-placed “MOTHER-F***ER” after messing up is what makes Deadpool comedic not obvious F-bombs that liter the dialogue and elongate the point he is trying to state. It is for this reason that he felt more like an advertisement of freedom pushing for a new age of rated R comic book movies rather than the character we wanted to see. This happened rarely, but it was noticeable throughout some portions of the film.
Without giving away too much, Deadpool shines brightest when in his suit, comical comic book references that are noticeable to all fans of the X-Men movies and Marvel MCU make for some knee slapping good humor and some of the best moments of the film are when he simply acts like Deadpool…and by this I mean straight up stupid and irrational with some current PC humor and obscure methods of violence. It is the type of comic book movie people should see and definitely support, granted you are of the right age (I beg of you…please DON’T TAKE YOUR KIDS!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE!!!)
Deadpool receives a solid 7/10. Minor details prevent it from reaching its full potential such as dialogue and partial weak character interaction between him and his supporting cast. Writers knew how to approach Deadpool and knew where he shined the most, giving us enough of an origin story to satisfy new comers and just enough red suited merc to please fans of the old.
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