An Entertaining Sequel, but a Step Down from the First

Rating: 6/10 (19 May 2018)

"Deadpool 2" is enjoyable and fun, as raunchy as ever, and a bit too long.
-Analysis of Notable Work- *Writing/Directing: There are a decent amount of laughs in "Deadpool 2" but not as many as the first. The story is a bit forced, but that is not the goal of the film. The hope of the film is to make people laugh, which it was moderately successful at. It doesn't have the same magic the first film had. David Leitch does a decent job of bringing focus to the film, but a few parts are a bit messy. Of course, this is not your typical film so it's hard to judge. *Cinematography/Editing: The framing all throughout the film was fine, but the color grading is very distracting. It looks like a student film at times: way too much blue during moments that shouldn't be blue. It has a quality of a music video, not a film. During scenes with close-ups Jonathan Sela had too shallow of a depth of field. All that was in focus was one eye of the character, but 80 percent of their face was out of focus. The editing was adequate for most of the film. Cable's introduction was weak and felt out of place. But the fight scenes were cut together well. *Dialogue/Acting: With a film that had Deadpool as the main character there is bound to be some entertaining dialogue. It doesn't always make sense, but it is enjoyable. It is nothing special but it does the job of pleasing the audience. The acting is up to par. There are no powerful performances, just enough to carry a story and get a few laughs along the way. *Music/Sound: The soundtrack is crazy and serves the story and tone of the film. It is not spectacular, but it gets the job done. The sound design and sound mixing is decent. Sometimes it is over-the-top with gory sounds, but it fits the film. *Production Design/Special Effects: The production design is not very complex. Costumes are pretty basic and sometimes cheesy, but that's the point. The set designs are average. Nothing really stands out as being exceptional. The special effects were great at some points and very weak at others. CGI blood looked rather poor. Colossus still doesn't look great, but he is not bad either. Juggernaut looked less than impressive. Explosions looked pretty good throughout. Injuries to Deadpool were believable (except for ridiculously crazy ones). Most of the VFX held up or were at least bearable.
*Conclusion: "Deadpool 2" is a slight failure from a technical and narrative standpoint. But it stays afloat if one is looking through the lens of comedic enjoyment.