Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman team up

In their third collaboration, director Sean Levy never reins in Ryan Reynolds’ taste for playful gags and winking meta-comedies that often tear down the fourth wall, especially when the star gets Principal screenplay credit. if you think dead Pool or Deadpool 2 Full of jokes, then buckle up because this trick has reached radioactive levels Deadpool and Wolverine. This is certainly great news for the series’ most ardent admirers, especially those who look back fondly on the Fox era of Marvel.

Reynolds plays wisecracking mercenary Wade Wilson who is at a low point in his life, no longer considered a relationship partner by the love of his life Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) and only his loyal group of It was the affection of his friends that encouraged him. all he really wants is thing.

A similar existential angst is likely to run through any reviewer who attempts to view the film with more subtlety than spouting hyperbole. Do reviews, good or bad, really matter for a film poised to become a box-office juggernaut? At least that’s the case when every Marvel Cinematic Universe cameo and callback and sardonic pop song elicits cheers from the audience. Does this mean it’s good? No, but that’s a more complicated question and the answer depends entirely on what you want to get out of it.

The connection between Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Steelclaw mutant began during a hostile confrontation in 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine. But ever since a kinder, gentler Deadpool character emerged in the first standalone film, Wade has been flirting with Wolverine from afar.

Considering Reynolds’ tireless penchant for hip gay humor, it’s bound to get a little steamy now that they’re finally sharing the star billing in a bickering buddy movie that blurs the lines between lovers and warriors, even if their The bloody battles were vicious. In one of the most violent prefaces, Wade turns directly to the camera and advises: “Bring out your special socks, nerds. You’ll get it.” OK”.

Although the action is plentiful, the jokes are the solid part Deadpool and Wolverine (If I feel like I’m giving away too much, don’t worry, there’s more to use). That’s because while Matthew MacFadyen’s Mr. Paradox spouts a lot of expository technical nonsense, the plot is a jumble of familiar elements with minimal narrative clarity. The cunning executive of the Time Lag Authority enlists Deadpool to fix a shaky timeline, giving him an important chance at the cost of everyone he loves. or something like that. If you’ve watched Disney+ Lokiall of which might fit together better.

Spoiler etiquette prevents me from getting into it, but I will say that it was at this point that a sick feeling took root in my stomach and a horrible thought started to form in my brain: “Oh no, fuck multiverse again! I did laugh at Wade’s side note The Wizard of Oz First there’s the multiverse, and that’s where it should stop. “Gay people knew it, but we didn’t listen.” But the joke makers, sorry, the writers — and Reynolds, including Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells and Levy — — still didn’t listen, so we ran into a lot of trouble caused by Paradox’s unsanctioned Time Rippers.

In an early scene, Wade applies to join the Avengers, only to be rebuffed by the character, who would become the first of countless cameos. A few challenging years later, Wade is still licking his wounds and selling used cars. But that all changed when the TVA goon squad brought him in, though he could look at their batons and say, “Pegging is nothing new to me. But this is for Disney. If you’ve been waiting for Disney The character in the film says “I was not born to be a bottom”, then your wait is over.

Deadpool is ostensibly following clues provided by Paradox that the universe is in danger, but is actually following the trail of Wolverine, who is, in fact, multiple versions of Wolverine, all soaked in alcohol and ego. In hatred. Many of us may have hoped Jackman would retire the character in the style of James Mangold’s gritty new Western Logan. But that doesn’t mean it’s not fun to see those muttonchop sideburns again, and Jackman’s glowering gravitas provides an interesting foil to Reynolds’ irrepressible playfulness. “I am Miracle Jesus!” Wade is ecstatic when he mistakenly believes he has been given some messianic mission. “Suck it, fox!” Wade joked about everything, but he care.

This applies not only to the filmmakers, but to Deadpool as well. Even before the clips from the Fox Marvel movie and the old EPK interviews with Reynolds and Jackman in the end credits—which had Green Day’s “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” jabbing fans in the throat—it was clear that There is a lot of love for this film. Levy, director Reynolds Free man and Adam Project with jackman Real SteelThere’s no doubt that fan service is the number one job requirement. There’s also a foot on the gas, although speed doesn’t necessarily equal momentum.

For the core audience, the jokes will pay off more than enough, even if the rest of us might squirm at the sloppily staged action that becomes repetitive, the haphazard plotting and a humor so self-aware that the movie might will disappear on its own. Is it too much to ask for a blockbuster that looks at least decent?

Emma Corrin’s Cassandra Nova is an underwhelming entry in a long line of British villains meant to show that good words are inherently evil, even if she makes Deadpool, Wolverine, and the other MCU exiles cast aside by Paradox are living in hell and not bringing much spark. Reynolds’ quip clearly shows resemblance to George Miller mad max The terrain is entirely intentional. There’s a lot going on with Cassandra trying to control the Time Ripper and destroying reality, but it’s a dry hump as the climax builds.

I honestly found this movie confusing and overstuffed, but I laughed almost as much as I cringed at its obnoxiousness, and there’s no denying that a wide audience will be entertained every moment. Even though they spend much of the film driving razors through each other’s easily regenerated flesh, Reynolds and Jackman still make sweet love and seem to be having a great time. They bring a semblance of heart. Both characters have their own regrets, but both are redeemed here; both arrive thing.

As Deadpool laughs and says of Wolverine: “Fox killed him. Disney brought him back. They’ll let him do this until he’s 90! Not for the first time, we’re reminded that comic book IP is A place where no one really dies.