A solid origin

Rating: Null/10 (20 May 2018)

The 2016 box office hit Deadpool tells the origin story of the antihero Deadpool. The performance of Ryan Reynolds is stunning, and turns a potentially disgusting or scaring character into a likable one. The film would have become a failure if it were another actor. Deadpool is a nobody in comic books but an instant success in the film industry, largely thanks to the underlying comedic tone. People began to realize that R-rated non-family-friendly movies could be even more popular than PG-13 ones if they were entertaining enough.