It was directed by Tim Miller and stars Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T J Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand and Stefan Kapicic.
The plot revolves around a man (Reynolds) who after suffering a horrific accident, is transformed into the wisecracking and ultraviolent mercenary known as Deadpool. Who sets out to find the man (Skrein) who is responsible for what happened to him. I found the plot moderately interesting with the direction that it takes being the thing that keeps your attention.
In the matter of the film's performances, the best ones in my mind are first of all Reynolds as Deadpool who brought a great deal energy and likeability to his character. And as the villain, what impressed me most about Ed Skrein's performance was that while the hero is always acting in a very over the top manner, so he shows how different the villain is by being very calm and soft spoken, that is what made him the perfect person to play the villain of this very different kind of superhero movie.
The screenplay was written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. From what I already knew about this movie before watching it, one of the biggest things the source material was known for was its use of 'fourth wall breaks' and characters talking about popular culture. And I found the best part of the screenplay to be the dialogue that involved popular culture for two reasons - because most times it worked and it showed that the source material was being honoured.
The cinematography is by Ken Seng and most it I would say is fairly average. If any of it has a standout moment for me I would have to pick the shots we see during the opening credits, as they tell you all you need to know about the kind of film you are about to watch.
The score was composed by Tom Holkenborg. There is nothing wrong with it, it has the right music at the right moment as you would expect. There are also quite a few popular songs played throughout the film and one of them (Angel of the Morning) comes right at the start with the credits to help to set up the film and if there is a standout moment in the film's music, that would undoubtedly be it.
While most of my time with the film was well spent I did come across some minor disappointments. For a film in which popular culture plays such a big part, there's one reference which just seemed a bit unnecessary and out of place and maybe didn't even need to be in the finished product. If you want to find it, I will just say two words, the watch.
When a film is working so hard to set itself apart from all others in its genre, and for the most part succeeds, I could not help but feel that the ending,while filled with little comedic moments, was clichéd. When you have a character and a world like this, I would have hoped the film's idea of uniqueness would be maintained to the very end, but when it got there it became predictable how it would all end.
In conclusion Deadpool has good performances from the leads, a good sense of humor, and very few flaws that would threaten your enjoyment of the movie.
I'm going to give Deadpool.
B+
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