Ryan Reynolds shocks, spins and straddles all aspects of the term ‘superhero’ and turns it on its head with the comic book adapted film, Deadpool.
Marvel fans and X-Men fans in particular may be aware of a certain Marvel superhero by the name of Wade Wilson aka Deadpool, who graced our cinema screens way back when in 2009. He was introduced in X-Men: Origins, accompanying Hugh Jackman's, Wolverine. However, Reynolds wants you to forget about that. Well, Reynolds wants you to forget about that but also remind him if he ‘left the stove on', among other questions which he delivers brilliantly with the use of breaking the ‘fourth wall’ throughout the film.
The movie was born from the ‘leakage’ of studio footage used in tests to see if audiences would appreciate seeing Deadpool come from page to screen. The test videos went viral online and thus, Deadpool was born. To describe Deadpool as a superhero is a push with the term ‘anti-hero’ coming to mind. With straight of the bat humour and awareness of the superhero genre, dealing with typical superhero archetypes such as the ‘The British Villain,' we as the audience are aware straight away that we’re definitely not in Avengers territory.
This comes as a refreshing palette cleanser to the bitter aftertaste of the onslaught of superhero movies that have consistently churned out millions out of the global box offices which makes one wonder: what next? Deadpool challenges the trend with a consistent and well paced storyline, steady while yet humorous characterisation and a lot of genuine laugh out loud moments. There were many times in the movie where a gag was made that if it weren't delivered by Reynolds, I probably wouldn’t of found it funny. The fact Reynolds waited eleven years to play this role definitely shows through his passion and energy throughout the film. It really is hard to imagine anyone else playing the effervescent Wade Wilson.
If you enjoy slapstick humour, a solid storyline and the wit of Ryan Reynolds, you’d be a fool to miss this film.
Rating: 9/10.
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