The movie that almost avoided disaster

Rating: 7/10 (3 May 2009)

Okay, overall I enjoyed this film for what it was. A summer blockbuster following the now-popular superhero genre. However, I was expecting a bit more. Before I delve into that, I wish to mention Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth. I thought he fit the character uncannily well (Pun not quite intended). The man was frightening and certainly delivered what I had expected to be a stellar performance. Hugh Jackman also reprised his role fantastically, but I never doubted that.
So, I can say anything that I don't mention here didn't bug me. Everything below did.
1) This trailer was EXTREMELY misleading. Seriously folks, I'm speaking as a Marvel Comic reader of 12 years and I can honestly say I had a fangirl moment when I found out Deadpool was to be featured in this film. What disappointed me was the fact that he was only there for about ten minutes (Save for the end which was a bloody nightmare) 2) Far too many characters, far too little running time. I understand that you want to make everyone happy, but it was too cramped.
3) Gambit? No. As cute as Taylor Kitsch is (and boy oh boy he is cute) I feel he did not do the character total justice. His interpretation was nice, but as soon as Wolverine punched him out, everything went out the window. I blame the writers for turning him into a (Southern?? What happened to CAJUN?) chauffeur. Not a good way to handle one of your fanbases favourite heroes.
4) Like I said before, the ending of this movie. I was so upset. Thankfully, I stayed until after the credits, which kind of cheered me up. I'm still worried though. If Deadpool does get his own spin off (Which would be pretty cool if not botched up) than Marvel studios has a lot of explaining to do.
Final Verdict? I liked it. Really, I did. The stuff I mentioned was just stuff I needed to get off my chest. I'll definitely go see it a few more times on the big screen, if not just for Deadpool's fifteen seconds of fame.
Cheers!