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Deadpool review: “Rude, refreshing and absolutely awesome in every way…”

Deadpool review: As awesome as the marketing campaign would have you believe. One of the best superhero films in years.

Deadpool review

Deadpool review
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Deadpool review by Paul Heath, February, 2016. There’s no denying it, Deadpool has had one of the best PR and marketing campaigns we’ve ever seen. It was so good that we were all starting to worry that the film may not live up to the same standard. Not only must it have been a concern for the millions of fans across the planet, but the film’s star too. Ryan Reynolds already has one dud behind him, the Martin Campbell-directed Green Lantern, and he cannot afford another. We needn’t have worried. He certainly wasn’t. Deadpool is awesome in every way.

Before we get too involved in our opinion of the first big movie of 2016, let’s recap the story. Deadpool revolves around the story of Wade Wilson (Reynolds), a former special-ops mercenary who undergoes a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, though horrific facial and body scarring. Adopting a rather fetching red costume (it disguises the blood), Wilson transforms into Deadpool, and is now intent on seeking revenge on the man who destroyed his life.

What strikes you from the opening of Deadpool; from the very off-beat, witty opening credits, is that this is no normal superhero movie.  The very unique sense of humour is transformed from the comics, through that fantastic marketing campaign, and carried through into Tim Miller‘s hugely entertaining movie that’ll have you howling from the off. Reynolds is clearly at home playing Wilson/ Deadpool, not afraid to break down that all important fourth wall, poking fun at everyone around him, and even himself, all of the way through. He’s absolutely brilliant.

Deadpool review

Deadpool review
TM and © 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.  Not for sale or duplication.

While the humour does, well, for me anyway, take a little while to get used to, after the first 30 or so minutes, it becomes the norm and you’ll struggle to keep up with the constant comedy for laughing too much. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick’s script is top-notch, the duo unleashing their best film since Zombieland with G.I. Joe: Retaliation a very distant memory. With jibes aimed at Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, the other X-Men movies, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Green Lantern and so much more, their filthy script rivals that of last month’s dire Dirty Grandpa. The different here, is that its witty with it; clever in every which way and delivered with such gusto by its leading man.

Miller, who makes his feature directing debut with the film, more than proves his worth, easily balancing action with comedy, set-piece special effects to rival any superhero movie with double budget, and great performances from its central cast.

We’ve said Reynolds is excellent, and so too is the supporting cast, with Ed Skrein getting his best role to date as the villain of the piece, Ajaz (or Francis to give him his real name). Add into the mix, the brilliant comedian T.J. Miller, the near silent Gina Carano as Angel Dust, and the brilliant Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, and you’ve got as good a cast as the nearest Marvel spin-off.

Our screening was full of new fans and old, and it seemed to delight them all. I fell into the former category, and by the end of the film, I was applauding with the rest of the die-hards, clearly won over by the arrival of something fresh; something different; something we clearly needed as we continue to be bombarded with superhero movie after superhero movie.

Definitely not a film for anyone under the given age rating, Deadpool will probably split some audiences. It is crass, and it is rude, but it’s also wonderfully constructed and clearly one of the movie highlights of the year so far.

Deadpool review by Paul Heath, February, 2016.

Deadpool is released in UK cinemas on 10th February, 2016, and US cinemas on 12th February, 2016.

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