Deadpool (2016)

"Hello ladies...and gentlemen."

Caught this in the theatre on Friday, wide-eyed and intrigued ignoring the whole pink-ballooned entrance in the theatre advertising 'How to be single' pre-Valentine's Day madness. I'm probably not one of the only ones who've become caught up by the 'media coverage' surrounding Deadpool, though this coverage was ultimately bolstered by fans. It's a delightful and fantastic way to do it, which Marvel themselves know well-enough, unlike Fox who haven't really dipped their toe in the water like this way before. Ryan Reynolds has certainly been amusing in this role, dropping enough of little gems throughout his way, besides being a big enough nerd himself. I am excessively glad this got made considering all the trouble it seemed to have pre-anything. The leaking of the test-clip helped them a long way, forcing Fox's hands. And thankfully it's paid off.

Deadpool unlike his Marvel siblings, some of them righteous, some of them snarky, is really a thing of his own. A different creature in his own right, but just as snarky as the best of them. The major difference is that he is aware of his universe, looking to his readers with same eye they view him. You'd think it would be impossible to do on screen - to have a self-aware hero, not in the self-doubting way (though there's a share of that), but speaking directly to the audience successfully. Of course, there are some hits and misses, but over-all it's a feel-good-fest.

Deadpool is about Wade Wilson who discovers after meeting the love of his life that the majority of him, liver, lungs, etc suffer from cancer, and that he probably won't make it. Soon enough he comes over a project that might ensure his survival, though in the worst way. Wade goes through it, and comes out with abilities that seem impossible, but he's not the same man again. The film is spent going through his origin story, besides trying to see if it's in fact possible for him re-unite with the love of his life Veronica after the changes he's gone through. Not the most original of plots, but the execution certainly brings it up several notches.

It's fun, silly, and has Ryan Reynolds delivering an amazing performance, besides an array of dick jokes that in the end don't make one blink in surprise, but it bodes well for the future. Also, 'only nineties kids will get this film'.