Deadpool 2

Year: 2018
Director: David Leitch
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz, Julian Dennison, Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, TJ Miller, Shioli Kutsuna, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, Stefan Kapicic, Eddie Marsan


Plot: Deadpool attempts to protect a young but dangerous mutant boy from Cable, a time travelling cyborg who has an axe to grind with the kid.


Review: With the huge success of the first Deadpool (becoming the second highest grossing R rated film in history), a sequel was inevitable. But with the exit of director Tim Miller, can this sequel outdo the original?

Well, John Wick co-director David Leitch gives it his best shot, and I gotta say, it was almost as good as the first. But to be honest, it isn't really his fault. Ryan Reynolds, star and co-writer, may have gone a bit overboard in throwing the humor around this time. Yes, you will get plenty of R rated jokes, shots at pop culture and the like. I actually dug Deadpool's jabs at the DC Universe, and even the Avengers (including a poke at Thanos haha). But there were a handful of times when Reynolds could have pulled back a bit and let some of the dramatic scenes do its work.

As far as action sequences go, Reynolds, Leitch and company got it well covered. There's a brutal one on one fight between Deadpool and Cable during a prison riot, followed by an armored truck chase sequence (arguably the best part of the whole film) and finally a group fight in the third act which allows Deadpool's X-Men buddies Colossus, Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio to get in on the action. Leitch knows what works and what doesn't, and all the sequences look incredible, so hats off to him.

While Reynolds is still the main man and still capable of making the audience laugh and root for him, it is Josh Brolin's Cable that nearly steals the show from him. Brolin, fresh off of playing Thanos in Infinity War, keeps Cable straight faced from start to finish and is every bit the badass he ought to be. I absolutely welcome the notion of seeing him in more Deadpool sequels to come. Zazie Beetz is the perfect foil for Deadpool as Domino, the lady with mutant luck power, who is just as lethal as he is, and able to get herself out of danger thanks to her ability. Oh, and if you're wondering about X-Force, the team Deadpool assembles in the film as seen in the trailers, well don't get your hopes up. That's all I'll say about that.

All in all, Deadpool 2 is a fun ride despite a few drawbacks caused by a slight overabundance of comedy and maybe the wasted X-Force potential. As usual, check out the post credit scenes. (7.5/10)