I still think it's overrated

Rating: 7/10 (22 May 2017)

It will probably be the most unpopular opinion from me but it's the most honest. My introduction to deadpool happened in the early 90's when I was looking through the X-Men action figures at a Wal-Mart and saw the character for the first time. It looked cool but I dismissed him as another generic character that looked less like an X-Men and more a GI Joe villain that would probably lose to snake eyes. That was then and now he has his own film and I still don't understand the appeal. I like the style and the gore factor, I even chuckled at some of the jokes of the film. When it comes down to the movie itself, I just couldn't get into the character of Wade Wilson. I thought he was annoying and loud throughout the whole thing, I didn't see anything unique about the fourth wall break as it's been done to death and better in films such as Fight Club and Ferris Buellers day off. The insane world created for the film is more appropriate for a Japanese anime on a sugary high. The villains are just there for deadpool to have an excuse to kill and the people he interacted with have more to say than our titular hero. I felt like I was watching a superhero film directed by a guy that wanted to impress Quentin Tarantino after watching Kill Bill for the first time but didn't realize he was better off watching Shogun Assassin instead. I don't necessarily think it's a bad movie, I think it's a funny romp on the superhero genre but should've focused more on the satire than making penis jokes and references no one understands.
Deadpool is unique but is not as smart as it wants the audience to think it is. This is Ryan Reynolds saving grace after so many failures and stinkers at the box office, one comes to think will this film series be the only thing that will keep him from making straight to video or put him in obscurity? I'll admit I enjoyed the elements of it but that's just it, there are only elements to enjoy as the rest of the movie is a loud MTV film with too many bells and whistles and not enough meat. If you want a good laugh, stick to the naked gun series. If you want carnage and blood, stick to the best of 80's action.
I give it a 7 out of 10. It works when it has to despite it's annoying character.