Deadpool and Wolverine is the shot in the arm that the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise needs to get back into the game. It’s the best interpretation of the Marvel universe since Avengers: Endgame and will easily be the Marvel biggest box office smash in years.Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman were born to work together in these roles.
Fans will be thrilled to see a storyline that opens the door for a movie reunification of the Marvel Universe that has been long split up between different studios, different character interpretations, and different worldviews. Translation: get ready for an X-Men/Avengers crossover movie.
Deadpool and Wolverine is two hours of jokes, cartoon violence, action, more jokes, and much more violence. Did I mention violence? Yeah, lots of violence, which accounts for the (well-deserved) R rating. Director Shawn Levy is a magician, keeping this fast-moving film on track while packing an outrageous number of cameos, Easter eggs, and hints of things to come.
The overarching plot places the reluctant hero Deadpool on a mission to save his timeline from a renegade from the Time Variance Authority who is trying to fix reality. Deadpool, who is regarded as a nuisance by the TV]A, knows he needs help, so he tracks down an alternate reality version of his hero, Wolverine. But this Wolverine, who feels responsible for the deaths of his X-Men in his own timeline, is not interested.
That’s when the non-stop action begins, featuring the return of a heli-carrier of heroes not seen in years. Without giving away too much, several formerly featured Marvel characters return, all played by actors who portrayed them years ago. Hopefully, this signals a return to those characters. It also features the long-awaited big screen appearance by a certain card-tossing X-Men, which is both hilarious and effective.
The script has many fathers, including comic writer Zeb Wells, which could account for the continuity and respect for the source materials.
There are so many homages in this film that Marvel included a 20th Century Fox retrospective as one of two post credit scenes. The second post credit scene is hilarious.
Review by Mike Sangiacomo, Cub Reporter-at-large.
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