DEADPOOL and WOLVERINE Movie Review

Director Shawn Levy, Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has delivered a blockbuster with their latest movie “Deadpool & Wolverine.” You’ll be laughing so much; you won’t have time to find a lot wrong with it.

It gives you everything that you’d want and more. It’s, by far, my favorite of the franchise. Don’t worry reading this. I’ll try to only tell you a little about what you’ll get and not give anything away… like the fact that cameos litter the film, some that lead to applause when unveiled.

The movie starts with an incredibly intoxicating action sequence, which Levy uses to fold his credits into. I hope you’re in your seat and don’t miss this. Be warned, though, the movie can be a bit unnecessarily bloody, but I didn’t find it off-putting and you most likely won’t either. When Disney obtained 20^th Century Studios, I never dreamed they’d allow Deadpool to be more Deadpooly than he was, but they did and it works, even when poking fun at themselves.

The acting required from Jackman in a lot of his scenes couldn’t have been easy with Ryan Reynolds on the set, but he was more than convincing with a surprisingly concerned Deadpool (Reynolds) by his side, even though he refers to Wolverine as the “guy with forks for hands.” Right before they fight and start stabbing one another over and over, Deadpool breaks the fourth wall telling the nerds to get their special sock out because it’s about to get good. Yep. It earns its R rating.

This is a hilarious script, filled also with deep emotion. Wolverine, in the original comic book, blue and yellow costume, is very expressive and troubled, blaming himself for the loss of something in his universe. I say that because a lot of the story centers around a multi-verse/time-line scenario. The plot covering a character named Mr. Paradox, played by Matthew Macfadyen from “Succession,” could have been better. Not a lot of time was spent on him to fully paint the picture of why he’s doing what he is.

What works the most are the filmmaking, Disney, MCU and X-Men references. Why? They’re right on point and extremely amusing. Then there’s the main villain. Her name is Cassandra Nova, played by Emma Corrin (The Crown). She’s a twin and you know her male sibling very well. Try not to find this out if you can because once you see what she’s capable of, and enjoys doing to people, it’s surprising to find out who he is. She’s a heartless, cold-blooded monster, accurately performed down to the evil look in her eyes. This is a character that I’d like to see them do more with.

It is a long movie, over two hours, but what movie isn’t these days? There’s a scene where Deadpool says, “Audiences are accustomed to long running times.” That’s true and I promise you there will be no watch checking due to the length… or any other reason. And you will really like the soundtrack.

One last thing, there are some fun behind the scenes shots of Marvel films from Fox, which run during the credits, and then an after-credit scene, as well. It’s worth staying for. If you’re curious, this is definitely the best Marvel film in a very long time. See it on a giant screen that has suitable sound.

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