Bloody hilarious! (REVIEW FOR NON-COMIC BOOK FANS!!!!)

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2016)

Once upon a time there was a film studio that was living a dream. Every film they came out with was a major superhero blockbuster. Everybody loved their films. But there comes a time when things begin to saturate. A time when glories of the past are casting a shadow upon everything the future will bring. Yes, Marvel Cinematic Universe, I'm talking about you. We're getting tired of the endless machine invasions that may cause the end of the world. We're sick of the superheroes that are trying to break the status quo. And then, they reinvented themselves. They regained our attention. They brought us Deadpool.
Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) is the alter ego of Wade Wilson, a former Special Forces operative. Wade got involved in a rogue experiment that gave him accelerated healing powers. This might seem great, but he had to pay a price. His skin transformed into scar tissue and to be honest, it doesn't look really nice. So, Wade Wilson starts his journey of vengeance to find Ajax (Ed Skrein), the man who did this to him so he can finally come back to his beloved girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin). The title may ring a bell. We've already met the antihero Deadpool in one of Marvel's many franchises: the X-men. Yet, we need to forget all we learned about Deadpool in X-men Origins: Wolverine (2009). The "old" Deadpool is nothing in comparison with the "new" one. New Deadpool isn't only as bloody as his former self, but on top of that: he is bloody hilarious!
You could think that it's easy for Marvel: "Hey! We're going to make a new franchise out of an old one! Just take some characters from the other film, write a sequel story, steal some ideas from the comic books and we're done!" But no, they didn't. Tehy brought up a lot of new stuff, things we hadn't already seen in the comics. The writers gave us an R-rated film, made of a violent and unflinching action sequences, packed with crude and twisted humor, with a lovely romantic touch. And just to give it an extra dimension, the whole film feels like Wade Wilson has written and directed it himself (this is very comic accurate).
That's where the main characteristic of Deadpool comes up. His favorite hobby is breaking the 'fourth wall'. While watching the film, you can catch yourself thinking about certain aspects of the film and then, all of a sudden, he turns his head, looks into the camera and joins you on that train of thoughts. Another fourth wall breaking-aspect, Deadpool knows that he is in a film. He knows that Ryan Reynolds is doing a very good job in putting his character down. This results in many references to other Marvel films, the actor's previous achievements in other films and the acting skills of himself and his co-stars. You could say that Deadpool is almost reaching perfection. The only thing that keeps it away from it, is at the same time the thing that makes it so good: the humor. The many unpredictable jokes become rather predictable once you're halfway through the film. The once surprising effect gets lost.
I'd say that if you're still doubting about seeing this film: don't! It's really worth it. It's refreshing, fun to watch, hilarious, sometimes touching and contains a lot of exciting action shots. It also features two of Wade Wilson's colleague's among the X-men: Colossus (Stefan Kapicic) and Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand). And as Deadpool would say while pointing a gun at your face: "What are you still doing here, huh? Get the hell out of here and go watch the movie! Do we have deal, huh?"