Review from someone who hated the first film

Rating: 8/10 (18 May 2018)

To understand where I'm coming from, I disliked the first movie. I thought the jokes weren't funny, I thought the whole thing was juvenile, the action was too over the top to be enjoyable, just an overall dislike.
Going into Deadpool 2, I had worries about enjoying it. The first 15 minutes of the movie didn't do anything to dispel that. The humour was the same, the action was the same, it just wasn't my thing.
However, after that a few scenes started popping up that were well done. The acting was slower, more heartfelt, had some weight behind the scenes. I started caring about the characters (some, not all. TJ Miller is still TJ Miller). The action started clicking for me. The jokes started hitting. And I realized that I was enjoying this movie much more than the first.
Part of that credit goes to the new characters. Josh Brolin's Cable is menacing, but you care for him. Domino is a fun new character, with her (non) superpower.
There are still scenes which were too like the first movie for me, and I'm docking point for that. But, if you like that movie, feel free to consider this score 2 points higher.