Marvel Jesus.
4 / 5
Directed by Shawn Levy.
When Wade Wilson's homeworld faces an existential threat, he must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.
It’s a Marvellous miracle that Deadpool And Wolverine even exists. The merger between Disney & 20th Century Fox finally comes to fruition as cinematic universes collide in a hilarious, foul-mouthed, self-aware slice of fan service.
Ryan Reynold's 'Merc with the Mouth' makes his MCU debut in his usual spectacular fashion, convincing Hugh Jackman to dust off the claws yet again, this time donning a more 'comic-accurate' and substantially more yellow suit. When these two are going toe-to-toe, the film is at its best. It's what the audience paid to see and it delivers on aggression-fuelled action sequences in droves.
Beneath the jokes and broken fourth walls, the narrative weaving it all together just feels a bit hollow with confusing stakes which feels unsatisfying considering the consequences a chapter as multiverse bending as this could have on the franchise's future.
Emma Corrin plays a skin-crawling antagonist as Cassandra Nova who deserved more to do, but as expected her role gets largely set aside for the onslaught of super-cameos. It is astounding that Marvel kept many of these secrets for this long - going into this unspoilt made for some gratifying moments that had much of the room cheering with joy and disbelief.
A killer soundtrack helps to set the scene for this significant moment for the MCU. The self-aware jokes, comments about itself and the state of the franchise are beginning to get stale - now it's time to learn from what does and doesn't work and breathe new life back into the genre when it needs it the most. Will Deadpool And Wolverine be enough? Only time will tell…
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