Directed by: David Leitch
Written by: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz
Plot:
This is gonna be a hard review to write, because it’s almost better to go into the movie having no clue what the plot is. The movie takes quite a few turns I didn’t see coming even with watching a significant amount of promotional material for it. Deadpool 2 starts with a hilarious montage of Deadpool fighting criminals. It’s a similar sequence to “Where’s Ajax/Francis” killing montage from the first film.
Deadpool then finds himself working with the X-Men which is still only Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead. In their first mission together, Deadpool goes against the X-Men’s rules and ends up linked to the character Russell/Firefist. From there it becomes clear that Russell is wanted dead when Cable travels back in time to kill Russell. From there nearly two hours of hilarity and heart ensue.
Characters:
Ryan Reynolds plays Deadpool, and it’s apparent he’s even more comfortable in the role. His buddies Weasel (T.J. Miller) and Dopinder (Karan Soni) return but don’t have any larger role than they did in the first film. Weasel unfortunately almost felt unnecessary in this film. Morena Baccarin returns as Vanessa and is just as influential to Deadpool’s character as she was in the first. There is then Zazie Beetz as Domino. Her role was a standout for me, in both comedy and action. In the beginning she seemed to almost feel like a filler role, but Domino quickly became the character my eyes and ears were drawn to the most. We were also introduced to Josh Brolin as Cable. His character was very serious and perfectly rivals Deadpool in the aspects of humor and actions.
Cable and Dominio are amazing additions to the Deadpool franchise. Finally there is Russell (Julian Dennison), also known as Firefist. His character is very important to the film, because his character shows the most growth and range of emotions. When we first see Russell he is in a mutant style foster home and where he ends at the film is a great journey that you’ll have to see and enjoy for yourself.
Overall:
In the end, I think Deadpool 2 tops Deadpool by a long shot. The fourth wall breaks are in a higher abundance, which is my favorite aspect of these films, the characters are hilarious and relatable, and the film takes twists and turns I think most audiences won’t see coming.
The one thing that makes a franchise really good is continuity. Keeping a strong cast and not making each film feel like the only connection is a title. I believe Deadpool 2 accomplished this. The cast from the first is all back and their characters are all growing in a way that makes sense, no radical personality changes or random omission of characters *looks at Thor Ragnarok
