150 Word Review: 'Deadpool & Wolverine' (2024)
Damage control
Here's how I explain Deadpool to civilians: he's a vulgar, wisecracking caricature of a violent superhero who loves decapitating supervillains—a teenager's dream!—played by Ryan Reynolds, the living manifestation of snark. Deadpool has starred in three blockbusters that mock and revere the comic book genre.
Deadpool & Wolverine is the most recent and the weakest. It's also immune to criticism because it's a sure box office bet. In this crowd-pleasing team-up, Hugh Jackman returns to the big screen as the heroic mutant with claws that made him famous. The multiverse plot is nonsense, and the nerdy cameos are exhausting, but the witty banter between leads is worth the ticket price. They're besties.
The movie is gory and anarchic—an R-rated cartoon. Unfortunately, it's also visually uninspired. It's most interesting when it’s a video essay about corporate mergers. Reynolds winks at the camera a bit too much. Jackman saves the day by acting.
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I don’t want to pay money to watch Ryan Reynolds wink at me. I might pay for a winkfest, but I need a stronger winker. He’s sort of entry level.
I agree the best thing about the movie was Hugh Jsckman and it was nice for Wolverine to have a comic foil for once. I could have done without the TVA