A lazy mess.

Rating: 4/10 (10 June 2018)

The original had its faults, but at least it was made with an understanding of basic storytelling. Halfway through Deadpool 2, I thought, 'What exactly is the plot, here?'. Not even the eponymous hero knows, just some cryptic message from his deceased love, telling him 'Find your heart'. There is no antagonist either, until halfway when it's meant to be Josh Brolin's character that's the big bad, except he's not, then it's the troubled kid, except he's not, then it's Juggernaut.
I'd forgive the film its faults if it were at least fun, but we get a preachy, politically correct Deadpool who talks about gender equality, accuses people of cultural appropriation and racism, and describes old white men as rapists. I thought Deadpool was supposed to go against the grain? Not beat people over the head with the same rubbish that bores and patronises people every day in more mainstream fare. And hey, I know the movie makers made fun of it, but that doesn't excuse them from killing off his wife. They want to talk about gender inequality, yet get rid of her because they can't be bothered to write her into the plot, as it's much too much of an effort to have that complication in a superhero's life.