Deadpool Review

Deadpool, as a superhero movie, is an incredibly unique take on the genre. However, that doesn’t mean it escapes the stereotypical struggles most of these movies face. The movie is a comedy, and I don’t think there is any denying that. Almost all of this comedy is done via masterfully breaking the fourth wall. While this has been done before, quite a few times, deadpool handles this in a way that builds upon the character, and the world, while being comedic insights into what’s happening in the story. While the comedy style isn’t limited to the fourth wall breaks, those jokes probably take up around 75% of the comedy, which is fine by me. Another thing I found interesting is the way the Deadpool subtly borrowed/payed homage to (not completely sure which one) the great comedies of the past, especially Monty Python. From one of the first scenes where Colossus keeps breaking Deadpools limbs, one at a time, but Deadpool keeps coming back, it was clear to see that the creators were huge Python fans. My only real problem with the comedy in this movie is that maybe it was too good for the movie’s own good. What I mean by that, is whenever the movie tried to put us in a serious moment, there was very little actual weight to it, and you just wanted the film to carry on.

So, while the comedy is great, there are those serious moments that I previously mentioned. In these moments, one of my issues is that it follows that bland CGI fighting that the movies are so used to. While it does take liberties through introducing gore, for the most part, these fight scenes were more or less bland. Especially the main villain, Francis. Although, I suppose at times a straight man can be good, that spot works better for Colossus and sometimes Negasonic Teenage Warhead. The film tries to embrace those serious moments by commenting on it later on. However, that doesn’t make up for the fact that they are still there. This one’s just a nitpick, but I think that if there was more visual comedy, or comedy variety in general, I might have been ok with this. However, because the comedy is all one type, which is also fine, makes it so the comedy isn’t as surprisingly new as it could have been, especially later in the film.

Overall, Deadpool is an incredibly funny, charming, and wonderful movie. However, when it tries to be something else, it somewhat falls flat on it’s face… and then regrows it just in time for the next joke. 8.2/10