Mature Immaturity at its Best

Rating: 9/10 (22 June 2016)

Deadpool (2016) Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, and Gina Carano Director: Tim Miller
Synopsis: Ryan Reynolds stars as red suited comic book antihero Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool. After becoming horribly disfigured, Deadpool plows his way through all manner of criminals in an attempt to reach the villain responsible for his condition, Ajax (Ed Skrein), and have it reversed to return to his beloved.
Bang! Pow! Zoom! From paper to film, comics have come a long way. In the cinematic universe, comic based movies have become one of the biggest genres of movies of the current decade. Marvel Comics gained popularity through the Spider-Man and X-Men movies in the early 2000s but shot to the forefront of pop culture with the release of the film Iron-Man. Since then the Avenger initiative have release several successful movies but Marvel had always shied away from rated R films of superheroes, as these had been marginally unsuccessful in the past, such as with The Punisher or Spawn. Eventually there was enough feedback, fan request and push to release a film that would come to reshape the face of rated R comic movies about the near indestructible "Merc with the Mouth" Deadpool.
Deadpool has quickly risen to be one of the most profitable and amazing movies of the year. Directed by Tim Miller, who made his debut with this film, the movie Deadpool brings to life the Stan Lee comic of the same name. Actor Ryan Reynolds's portrayal of the biggest Anti-hero of the Marvel universe is single-handedly the best and most accurate rendition of a comic characters since Hugh Jackman's the Wolverine. From his sense of humor to his iconic 4th wall breaks and murderous rampages, Reynolds perfectly portrays the "Merc with the Mouth" from start to finish in this big screen hit.
After discovering he had terminal stage four cancer, Wade Wilson tries to find any way to survive so he can stay with his new fiancée Vanessa Carlysle. In the process he is approached by a mysterious man about a program to make him a super hero. Though he initially scoffs him off he soon changes his mind, accepts the offer and is taken away to the private lab in which he develops his powers and malformations due to the malicious makings of the movie's main villain, Ajax (or Francis as Wade calls him, much to his frustration). After escaping Wade spends several years of his life trying to track Ajax and rectify the injustices done to him and get back with the Vanessa. With the assistance of the X-Men Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead (NTW) he goes about in a deadly and explosive finish in true comic hero style.
This low budget film goes out of its way to be true to the comic from the constant spew of foul mouthed humor to the blood bath of corpses that tend to be left in Deadpool's wake. The CGI of the costumed hero with a heart of gold and deadly skills showed just how action packed the film should be even and that there could be humor even in violence. With a script filled with dark and low brow humor this definitely isn't one you would watch to educate yourself but there was a lot to laugh at. Overall the movie was true to its romantic release date of Feburary 12, Valentine's Day weekend, in that the guy goes through great lengths and personal growth to get the girl.
Overall, I found there to be very few shortcomings in this comic film of love and war. From the violence to the romance with a comedic center, the film well encapsulates the core of the comics and is a film that should be seen by all most all adults who can find humor in the dark. With a rating of 9/10 I say the movie is definitely one you will want to watch again and again, it won't be regretted.