Deadpool 2 (2018)

Director: David Leitch

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin

Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool) assembles a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg Cable.

The Original cast from ‘Deadpool’ is back for another adventure. Hollywood firmly believes sequels must be ‘bigger and better’. ‘Deadpool 2’ definitely is (much) bigger, but not better than its predecessor.

‘Deadpool 2’ continues its trademark with vulgarity, profanity and gay jokes in abundance. Now add blasphemy to this. In this installment, Wade Wilson aka Deadpool becomes suicidal after a tragic incident. Colossus ‘rescues’ Wade and takes him to the Essex House for Mutant Rehabilitation – or simply the X-Mansion. Believing his fiancé wanted him to join the X-Men, he agrees to become a member.

14-Year old mutant Russell aka Firefist causes major chaos and destruction at an orphanage owned by the X-Men. Russell accuses the Headmaster of abusing him, and wants revenge. Wade and Russell are taken to prison for their antics, and soon after mayhem ensues when a soldier from the future, Cable, is in pursuit of Russell.

What follows, is plenty of over-the-top action and destruction. With the Deadpool movies being pure satire, I believe these overblown scenes are intentional as it mocks other superhero movies. The rude dialogue actually makes these over-the-top sequences funnier than it ought to be. There’s also clever reference to other movies and actors. The action sequences are incredibly well done, and the fight sequences are fast and brutal.

‘Deadpool 2’ definitely looks a lot more like part of the ‘X-Men’ franchise than ‘Deadpool’ did. Although more entertaining than expected, I still enjoyed ‘Deadpool’ more. The crazy credits at the beginning and end of the movie are hilarious! Oh, and you gotta love the retro soundtrack to a modern superhero movie!

‘Deadpool 2’ was a huge box office success, earning $785.8 million on a budget of $110 million. It received 58 award nominations, winning Best Comedy of the Year, among others.

Would I watch it again? Yes.