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Deadpool 2

December 8, 2018
By MovieReviewer_18 ELITE, Short Hills, New Jersey
MovieReviewer_18 ELITE, Short Hills, New Jersey
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 Deadpool 2 is the sequel to the revolutionary Deadpool and continues the awesome Deadpool franchise. The movie continues the journeys of the infamous Wade Wilson, who is also known as the Merc with a Mouth, but he is most famous for being everyone's new favorite character: Deadpool. When Wade meets a teenager named Russell, who is also a mutant, Deadpool soon must deal with problems he has never even imagined. The adolescent has anger issues, and because he is capable of causing massive destruction with fire power, due to his mutation, learning how to control his anger is an absolute must. Russell currently lives at an orphanage where the head principal mistreats all of the mutants there, causing Russell to be angry with being different and wanting to take it out on the rest of the world. When a powerful soldier from the future named Cable travels back through time armed with his scientifically advanced weaponry in an attempt to eliminate Russell from existence, in order to prevent him from doing harm in the future, Deadpool feels that he has an obligation to help the misunderstood child. Because of this, Wade soon builds his very own team of heroes called the X-Force to rescue Russell from falling into the wrong hands. Although the team does its best to help, Deadpool will need all the help he can get and then some in order to save Russell's life and overcome outrageously difficult obstacles that might prove to be Wade Wilson's downfall, and in the process, Deadpool is brought to his emotional and physical limits. 
 Deadpool 2 succeeds with just about everything that it does proudly. Even though none of the movie should be able to work together, Deadpool 2 transforms into a triumphant hit that does its best to live up to the original. Although the prequel is more watchable and is better overall, this sequel is loaded to the brim with terrific jokes, fourth wall-breaking scenes, outstanding one-liners, and perfectly timed quotes that are able to make even the most serious of folks grow a smile. The movie manages to touch on some more serious issues than the first did, resulting in the tone of the movie being slightly more dark, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Even though most of the movie's hilariousness feels natural, some of the jokes don't roll off quite as well as the original's did, but it's not really fair to compare the jokes, since the original's were so splendid. 

 Not only is Deadpool 2 a success with die-hard fans, but critics also seemed to enjoy the movie. It received high marks across the entire board, and Vudu gave the movie a 4.6/5, which is exceptionally high. A whopping 94% of Google users liked the movie, which is a great sign, but Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie a fair 82%, which is actually fairly high, since they are known to give comedies generally lower scores. 

 Although the movie isn't quite on the same level as the original, Deadpool 2 is an incredible must see for just about anyone and everyone. The beginning of the movie jump starts things intensely and brilliantly sets the scene for the rest of the sequel. The middle of the movie marvelously manages to showcase the very best of Deadpool without becoming over-complicated or confusing at any point. The ending of the movie is actually somewhat heartfelt and emotional, which is actually pretty shocking, considering that Wade Wilson is mostly known for being a character who makes jokes no matter the circumstances and always manages to be in a cheery mood. This sequel manages to surpass its goals and then some, while managing to superbly set up the inevitable third movie, as well as become a fantastic film in its own right.


 Deadpool 2 also greatly benefits from having vivid visual effects that are just spectacular and help to capture the essence of everyone's favorite anti-hero. The supreme special effects help to create some extremely realistic battle scenes that are just pure delight to watch. After viewing this movie, it's hard not to fall in love with Deadpool, since Ryan Reynold's fabulous performance is that note-worthy, hop on board this adventurous roller coaster that is taking the world by storm. This is definitely a must see. 


The author's comments:

"Give me a bow and arrow and I'm basically Hawkeye." - Wade Wilson/Deadpool


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