Year: 2018
Director: David Leitch
Country: US
Language: English
The basic premise of James Cameron's Terminator 2 (1991) has been recycled, "paid homage" to and parodied in a great number of action movies since its initial release. Basically a machine from the future comes to the past to kill a child that will have a significant bearing on things to come. This was the plot of Logan (2017), which Deadpool 2 makes fun of despite being pretty much the same movie..except funnier?
Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with supernatural abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg, Cable (Josh Brolin).
Deadpool 2's narrative structure is fairly similar to the majority of superhero flicks and the script, which copy/paste's from the traditional Hollywood blockbuster, doesn't really add anything new to the table. We hear that Fox took a "risk" when they decided to make such mainstream superhero movies rated "R", but the complete disregard for substance makes me skeptical. It skips along shallow water, while the genre as a whole is ready to take the plunge into the deep end.
So what makes Deadpool 2 stand out? Its comedy, I guess. We are treated to some hilarious moments (such as the reveal of The Vanisher) that are unfortunately undercut by a constant desire to be dramatic. Scenes like Wade's underwater afterlife, where he speaks to his girlfriend, are corny and cliche. For a series that prides itself on meta-humour and self-awareness it sure isn't that self-aware at times.
Its dramatic moments are far behind other films of the same genre and its comedy is so-so at best? I laughed more watching Thor:Ragnarok and that wasn't priding itself on being a comedy. I had a fun time at the theatre, but upon reflection I think Deadpool 2 is mediocre. If you want to see great humour watch Death of Stalin.
movies2k - Deadpool 2 has its share of funny moments and action but there is so little in the wy of plot that it's impossible to care what happens to anyone. What plot there is doesn't even really start until about 45 minutes into the movie. The first 45 minutes is like an extended prologue that should have been cut to a montage in the opening credits. The best thing in this film was Domino, the female character whose superpower is that she's lucky. The other new characters are totally forgettable. Even the kid from Hunt for the Wilderpeople is wasted here. His character isn't likeable and doesn't even have any funny lines that I can remember. There were lots of moments that were meant to be serious, but with the lack of any conflict these parts were just boring. And whenever it did get funny, it usually had nothing to do with the plot. Overall this film is badly paced and structured, with a plot that's barely there.
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with this review. If Reynolds wasn't a part of the film, both movies wouldn't land. I enjoy him as this character, and actually dug Brolin here as well. Great review!
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