Deadpool is THE gimmick movie. You don't come here for the story, or even the drama or acting. You come for the gags, the adult-rated violence and how the films always want to take you with it.
This is both good and bad. After two films, the danger is that the gimmick wears off, the jokes labour and the whole thing just gets stale and annoying. And given the state of the MCU right now you start to wonder if now's actually the time to try something like this.
Well folks I'm glad to say that it is. D&W was great. On so many (and very familiar) levels. The action was great, the gags were great, and all of the fourth wall breaking stuff landed brilliantly. Not only did it take the mick out of itself, but also Disney, Marvel and Fox - it seems that nothing was off limits here.
It's hard to talk too much about the film without revealing spoilers so I'll stop here with nothing less than a huge recommendation. It's hard to say where D&W ranks in the trilogy but in some ways that's okay in what might be a wonderful superhero trilogy anyway.
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