Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

 

7/10

Starring          

Ryan Reynolds

Hugh Jackman

Emma Corrin

Matthew Macfadyen

 

Directed by Shawn Levy

 

The best way to watch this movie, and my advice for others, is to avoid previews and spoilers if possible. It’s a fun movie, and while it’s not the best superhero film out there, it’s enjoyable enough to recommend.

If you haven’t been following superhero movies since the late 90s, this film might be a bit hard to follow. It’s clearly made for viewers in their 30s and older, and the creators don’t seem apologetic about it. The movie is filled with cameos and jokes tailored for long-time superhero fans.

You can tell the cast and crew had fun making this movie. While some critics' complaints are valid such as the overuse of CGI and certain missed opportunities in the plot it didn’t ruin the experience for me. I also felt the story could have taken a more enjoyable direction.

This is the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and serves as a sequel to Fox’s Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). It’s the first cinematic release involving the X-Men characters since Disney acquired Fox, and it retains its R rating.

The plot is straightforward: Deadpool/Wade (Ryan Reynolds) wants to matter after being dumped by his girlfriend. Using Cable’s time-travel device introduced in Deadpool 2, he jumps from his timeline, Earth-10005, to the MCU timeline, Earth-616, hoping to join the Avengers. When he fails, he decides to return to his timeline and retire from being Deadpool.

During his birthday, the TVA (Time Variance Authority) captures him and introduces him to Mr. Paradox. He’s offered a chance to join the Avengers on Earth-616 but can’t return to Earth-10005 because Logan (Wolverine), the anchor of his timeline  (from the Fox Movie Logan), is dead, and his death threatens to collapse the entire timeline.

Unwilling to accept this, Wade starts searching for a version of Logan (Wolverine) to bring back to his timeline. Unsurprisingly, things don’t go as planned. Paradox sends Wade and the Logan he finds, which happens to be a hilariously awful version of Logan, into the void. With his timeline at risk, Wade must escape the void, stop Paradox, and save his world. How he was able to achieve this, is so amazing to watch.

You should see this movie—it’s worth it.