The movie that succeeded against all odds.

Rating: 9/10 (13 May 2016)

Before we dive into this review I am going to give you a little history of this movie. To sum things up, it was doomed from the start. It was stuck in the back of Fox's (The company behind this movie) shelf for more than ten years. Ryan Reynolds, the main star, was trying to get this movie made for ages and it didn't get the green light until an anonymous person released the test footage online. For those of you who don't know a test footage is a small scene in the movie that is designed to convince the heads of studios to give them money or permission to make a movie, kind of like an audition for the play. The footage was released on September 2014 and due to overwhelming fan response the movie was given the go ahead; however the director had two options: either make a it a blockbuster PG-13 action with a large budget, which would hypothetically draw in a larger but upset the fans or let it be a R-Rated movie, which turned out to be a way better choice.
Now that we have gotten through the history of the movie being made I shall give my honest, professional opinion: IT IS AMAZING! Coming from the guy that has waited about two years for this movie I was more than excited, I was thrilled. Writing this blog is very hard because I have to try to push my geek fandom away and treat this gem like another regular movie, so here it goes:
Actors: This cast had a lot of really good rising stars. Ryan Reynolds definitely stole the show with this but what can you expect for a guy who's been training for the role for more than 10 years. The supporting cast was average: the comic relief guy, T.J. Miller himself, had a lot of good jokes and gave a pretty good performance. Morena Baccarin plays the love interest and she does a good job with what she is given, which isn't much. The villain, Ajax, whose is played by Ed Skrien gives a great performance, but again the character itself is a stereotypical comic book movie villain. The rest of the supporting cast is great because of their ability to create levity in any situations, which is what drives the movie.
Plot: The movies main goal was to give the audience a different kind of superhero movie, which it certainly did; however, there are still some things in the movie that are questionable when it comes to the plot. The movie is not funny, it is hilarious. The plot follows the average superhero movie that isn't a sequel: the origin story. If you ask anyone if the scenes where Deadpool in costumes is better than the scenes when Deadpool is not in costume I can almost guarantee that they will say yes, I know I will. The plot is explained through Deadpool in costume followed by flashbacks to the origin story. The origin story, at best, is necessary, but Deadpool would still be a great movie if he didn't have one. The plot is very shaky and all over the place, but when it comes to this movie the greats jokes and action sequences blot out the plot.
Overall the movie sells itself, and it is almost certain that there will be a sequel. However, the thing to watch out for is now that Deadpool is successful a lot more comic book movies are going to try to copy its success. Mark my words, the next few years will certainly see the change in comic book movies. I personally welcome the change to the comic book franchise.