An improvement on its fabulous predecessor

Rating: 8/10 (6 June 2018)

I went to the theater without much expectations. Because I believed that the first movie worked because of its novelty and there is nothing remaining for a second outing. But, I ended up enjoying Deadpool 2 much more than the first one. To begin with, the increased budget showed and the resultant improvement in CGI was really good. While the first movie just depended on its lead's sense of humor and a few action set pieces, the second movie felt more holistic in its emotions. It was pleasing to see that. The story as a whole was more rounded than that of the first movie.
But, there were areas that I felt needed more attention. A major one is character development. There where a lot more characters introduced, but barely developed. What was worse what what they did with the characters from the first movie. Blind Al barely had any screen-time and was not at all developed. I felt particularly sad about the way they worked Negasonic Teenage Warhead. The character was brilliant and one of my favorites from the first movie. But, she is completely sidelined in this one. Colossus had a meatier role though.
Overall, it's a rather enjoyable movie. Feels a bit like a set up for X-Force, but still stands on its own.
Most importantly, it has the best mid-credit scenes I have ever seen.