Deadpool - Movie Review

Deadpool is a superhero movie based off the popular character of the same name, the character’s popularity comes from him being an crazy assassin who breaks the 4^th wall, quips and has random jokes induced all over him.

Deadpool is played by Ryan Reynolds, who as the mercenary with a heart of gold falls in deep love to a hooker with the heart of gold, Vanessa. (Played by Morena Baccarin)

The chemistry between Reynolds and Baccarin is so genuine, that it truly embraces the romantic comedy aspect of it all, which therefore makes this one badass romantic comedy with heavy amount of vulgarity and brutality mixed together in it.

The three biggest heroes the movie has are firstly, the writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Adapting Joe Kelly’s Deadpool comic series and making their own spin at it.

 The 3^rd hero is the editor Julian Clarke. Without Clarke’s cutting and editing of this movie, it really wouldn’t have worked the same way, because the balance between action, drama and comedy is quite near perfectly tuned for a 2 hour joyride.

The movie is a directorial debut of visual effects specialist Tim Miller. The action sequences are a mix of sword fights and gun shootouts, the highlight of both being the vulgar grotesqueness of the slices and bullet wounds.

It aims to show this brutal spectacle instead of impressing the audience with high-octane action choreography, one which presumably can be faulted on the movie’s budget and time constraints. Still, it is disappointing for not having a sequence of well-choreographed action between actors where the action is centre framed. 

Instead we’re left with multiple shots put together to create “excitement” as actors are replaced by a CGI motion, and continued by a short lived choreographed display until the next CGI move occurs. It doesn’t fill you with a sense of excitement or tension, which quite essentially makes the action just flat out pointless, but at least it is funny to look at. 

It’s definitely exciting to hear Deadpool is breaking records globally, because we need a variety of different kind of superhero movies for everyone. I look forward to the sequel, as with a bigger budget it can have a longer shooting time, better spectacle and action choreography.

Deadpool is a highly recommended superhero movie on par with movies like Kick-Ass and Blade, just flat-out balls to the wall fun.