Deadpool 2 only half as fun as the first one

Rating: 5/10 (15 May 2018)

There was a report that Hugh Jackman told Ryan Reynolds to 'back it up' - it might as well have been the summary of Deadpool 2. We know Ryan had waited a lifetime to play this role and he was genuinely fresh and funny in the original. Here, in DP2, his relentless yakking grows tiresome too fast and while there are some nice bits here and there, they are few and far between to make up for a show that just tries too hard with a ho-hum plot. Goes to show that only Disney-Marvel can make magic. I expect Ant Man & Wasp to kick DP2's ass. You have to watch it coz of how fun the first Deadpool was but you will quietly groan and not hurry back for a rewatch. Pity.