Smugly Satisfied with Mediocrity

Rating: 3/10 (13 September 2016)

I was honestly expecting the worst with this. I found the trailers supremely annoying and a whole movie like that was going to drive me up the wall. It still kind of is, but I was able to get into it. The story is as generic as they come, but hey, it's a small, intimate story that doesn't try to be anything more than it is. I can appreciate that.
It's funny how this is structured. It really doesn't need to do the whole flashback thing, because they catch up to that point midway through rather than at the end, but they wanted to start with an action scene to grab you. I suppose it works.
I'm finding it difficult to really write down what I think of this. It's certainly smugly satisfied with itself, but it's also charming in a weird way regarding the love story. About 10% of the jokes and references are worth a smirk, but when there's a handful of jokes or references every minute, that's a pretty high number of smirks, even a few laughs.
But I can't fully get on board with this at the end. It's too standard and basic. The simplicity of the story can be boring. Pointing out flaws in other superhero movies doesn't negate the fact that your own movie succumbs to those flaws in an even more egregious fashion.
I do need to give credit to Reynolds and the production team. They deserve props for bringing this to the screen and pleasing the die- hard fans.