Deadpool - Movie Review

Rating: 9/10 (6 January 2020)

I decided to rewatch the first Deadpool movie because it always puts me in a good mood. The film is 106 minutes of pure entertainment, thanks largely to how charismatic and hilarious Ryan Reynolds is as the title character.
The film goes for over-the-top action several times throughout, but the central themes that run through it are realistic and believable. We can buy the romance between Wade and Vanessa, we can buy the reason Wade wants to be cured, and we can buy the whole revenge storyline. The film is surprisingly sweet, while being hilarious at the same time.
That's not to say that all of the jokes land. About 90% of them do, but there are a couple that fall flat and it feels really awkward to sit through. Fortunately, that doesn't happen very often and it's mainly towards the start of the film. The pacing is also slightly wonky, and the constant back-and-forth of the plotlines can be frustrating at times.
But those are only nitpicks in a film that's absolutely hilarious, and one that I will happily watch over and over again.
SCORE: 86%