Deadpool Has a Soft Side

Rating: 7/10 (26 May 2018)

Deadpool Has a Soft Side
I'm a huge fan of the first Deadpool and thought the hilarity of it could not be topped. Deadpool 2 came close. I was also glad to see that Deadpool had a soft side we saw a glimpse of in the first movie but full fledged in the second film.
The Plot
Deadpool hunts down bad guys as usual but screws up a little by missing his chance to kill one he's been hunting down. The bad guys follow him back home to where his girlfriend, Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) is and ends up shooting her in the heart before Deadpool could save her.
Distraught, Deadpool nearly kills himself after killing his girlfriend's killer. He turns the gas on in his apartment then lies on a bunch of barrels of gas igniting it with his lit cigarette blowing up his whole body. It doesn't work. Colossus ends up bringing all of Deadpool's body parts to Xavier's School where he tries yet again to convince him to join the X-Men.
It seems like Deadpool has a change of heart. After his girlfriend got murdered he feels like he needs to set his life on a different path. He puts effort into trying to be an X-Men but just doesn't really fit in. Nonetheless Colossus takes Deadpool along with Negasonic and her lesbian girlfriend Yukio on a training mission.
This is when we meet Russell (AKA Firefist), a troubled teen who has the ability to incinerate anyone with fire that comes out of his fists who happens to be the target of a cyborg called Cable (Josh Brolin, Thanos haha) from the future sent back in time to kill Russell before the kid can do any damage. Sound familiar? Like Terminator? Only in the slightest.
Cable has his reasons but Deadpool will do anything in his power to keep this kid safe from Cable. It's part of his new found path. He feels he owes it to his girlfriend. Somehow he sees the good in Russell.
The question is how will Deadpool reach this kid's heart?
Three Other Aspects
1. In my opinion the humor was a bit forced. It just did not have the same gut-hurt-laughing-moments as the first film. There wasn't anything new there.
The best line, however, was when Deadpool called Cable Thanos! That got me going.
2. The X-Force was introduced then most of the members were killed off (Brad Pitt cameo) with exception for brilliantly played Domino (Zazie Beetz). I felt like introducing these characters was useless, a bit funny in the way they died, but nonetheless useless. Unless they're bringing them back for the third movie?
3. I loved the fact that Juggernaut (Also played by Ryan Reynolds!) made a pretty big showing in this movie. Him and Colossus have the best showdown of the film!
As a kid, I loved watching the X-Men cartoon. Juggernaut happens to be one of my favorite villains in the X-Men universe so it was awesome for me to see him in action.
Final Thoughts
The only reason why I knocked the score of Deadpool 2 down to three and a half stars is its lack in original humor. I was grateful to see Deadpool grow as a character with actual heart. He set aside his selfishness and did what he thought was right. Deadpool's heart is the heart of this movie.
Thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed the movie as much if not more than I did.