A welcoming addition to the superhero genre

Rating: 8/10 (26 December 2019)

"Deadpool" is a superhero movie. It has the well recognizable formula we've seen in the MCU movies. But it does everything with a twist. When Ryan Reynolds plays the Merc with the Mouth, he does so with exemplary comedic timing and lifts this movie, making it truly stand out from the superhero concept we are all so familiar with. There are many highs and few lows in this film; it's hard not to love the interaction between Deadpool and his blind house lord Blind Al (Uggams), and the introduction of Colossus and the sarcastic Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Hildebrand) is another high. The fourth wall breaking and self-awareness of "Deadpool" is another huge plus and weights up well to the negative aspects. The downsides of this comedy Marvel flick is most prominently the lack of a credible supervillain. While Ed Skrein does the most with the role of Ajax, he never really becomes a credible threat. The comedy infused with the most climatic scene adds a bit to this but mostly, I would say, the lack of something at stake at the end - or feel of it - is due to the writing. Nevertheless, "Deadpool" is one of the most memorable superhero movies out there.