Not quite what I'd hoped.

Rating: 7/10 (12 December 2016)

Though it has been hailed as an original and groundbreaking addition to the superhero universe, I can call this only a step in the right direction. Yeah, it was fun to see a movie that mocked some of the tropes of superhero movies, but aside from that it was mostly LCD entertainment. If nothing else, it was not annoying in the way that superhero movies tend to be. Nobody was miraculously resurrected, and the world was not at stake in any way, which was nice. I think mostly, the creators felt like there should be a super movie that didn't have to cater itself to young audiences. But if you really get down to it, there is very little that is truly original about this movie.
As our anti-hero, Deadpool's main goal is for the audience to have fun and basically love him even as he mutilates bodyguards and special ops left and right. He certainly has a presence and personality, always ready to pull out a sarcastic line regardless of his mood. His relationship with Vanessa was believable and not much more. There are two main problems that I have with his character. First, he believes that Vanessa will not want him back because of his ugliness. This felt like a kind of old-fashioned sentiment that, in other forms, has been used in a number of fairy tales and fairy tale movies like the Frog Prince Shrek. Second, he has too much fun killing people. Now he does have a strong motive for fighting the people he does, but his lighthearted mood in the action scenes is rather heartless.
The other characters don't get too much attention. In fact, they really don't exceed the stereotypes given to them in the opening credits. Francis/Ajax is nothing special in terms of villains; he just has a menacing presence and takes what Wade wants. Colossus is the voice of good to Wade, but gets his advice mercilessly shot down. Vanessa may not be a multi-dimensional character, but she at least has some personality and is not a dreamy airhead like many love-interests.
I was a little disappointed in the comedy that was included. It was funny much of the time and a lot of the jokes felt original, but there just could have been more I guess. Part of the problem was that some of the lines are only funny once and most of them were used in the trailers. Still, there is a lot of variety in the style of humor, which is a major plus and it is presented in entertaining ways. I most enjoyed the budget jokes and Colossus' unfinished hero speech at the end.
If you hate superhero movies, this will be fun for you to see but probably won't be all that you were hoping for. If you like superhero movies, you'll still enjoy this and be able to laugh along with it. For those of you who have doubts, watch the first fifteen minutes and see what you think. As I said, I was a bit disappointed, but if they come out with Deadpool 2, I would be willing to see it. Overall Rating: 8.1/10.