A bad movie

Rating: 4/10 (20 February 2016)

I'm not a huge fan of comic book hero movies. When I saw Avengers: Age of Ultron last year in downtown LA, I fell asleep half-way through. The thing is that these movies are all pretty much the same film, made from exactly the same mold. Same story, same characters, same plot devices, etc. That in itself is not a major crime, it shouldn't keep a movie from being entertaining. The original The Avengers is still a favorite of mine, with all of its sharpness and spectacular action set pieces. Anyway, that's where I'm coming from.
I saw Deadpool today and it really is a mess. It's a comedy film and while it does have a few funny scenes, most jokes fall flat. This is a movie that does not take itself too seriously, a movie that acknowledges the silliness of the genre, but does not have the quality jokes to make that cynicism stand. The story, the least interesting part of this mess of a whole, is typical comic book hero stuff. The action set pieces are weak too. This is not great film making at all. Not even for a silly big budget spoof. Remember, silly spoofs can be intelligent and fun to watch too, Mel Brooks proved that decades ago. And yeah, Kick-Ass was much better than this.