"Good Comic Book/Superhero Flick!"

Rating: 8/10 (17 July 2016)

Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein and T.J. Miller star in this 2016 action-comedy based on the Marvel Comics. Reynolds (Green Lantern) plays Wade Wilson, a wise-cracking, ex-special forces soldier who learns he has terminal cancer. Soon, he becomes a mutant test subject of ex-soldier/criminal, Ajax (Skrein) undergoing pain and torture which leaves him deformed, but with healing abilities. Wade becomes masked anti-hero, Deadpool who is determined to find him and get revenge. Baccarin (Gotham) plays Wade's love-interest, Vanessa, Miller plays Wade's pal, Wiesel and creator, Stan Lee makes an amusing cameo as usual. This is a good comic book/superhero flick that pokes fun and pays tribute to recent ones like "X-Men" and "Spider-Man." Reynolds is great in it, he & Baccarin have good chemistry and there's some neat action/fight sequences. I recommend this, especially for comic book fans.