Review of Deadpool 2 (2018) by Kenmei — 17 May 2018
By design, this movie is essentially what the first one could have been with a much higher budget. DP 2 hits on literally the same notes as the first movie and there's a good amount of 4th wall breaking action to go with a few rehashed jokes from the original.
It's still absolutely hilarious to watch and Ryan Reynolds is definitely not afraid to make fun of himself at any moment to garner a laugh or two. I just wish that the one thing the movie wasn't afraid of was making fun of it's super dull, and super boring main plot that barely acts as a way to keep the laughs going.
It was the same with the first movie. The writers are clearly not afraid to poke fun at anything, unless that happens to carry anything forward with the plot. It's such an easy setup too since both movies now have been almost the definition of a stereotypical hero growth formula we've seen from hundreds of other movies at this point.
Still I'll give them credit for pushing the envelope yet again here with some of the humor subject matter and it makes me wonder what they'll do for future movies since Marvel will prob own the X-Men franchise before a 3rd one can come out.
This review of Deadpool 2 (2018) was written by Kenmei on 17 May 2018.
Deadpool 2 has generally received very positive reviews.
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