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(Image via 20th Century Fox, found at Collider)
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When I first heard 20th Century Fox was finally making a Deadpool movie I was torn. One side of me was incredibly keen to see what Ryan Reynolds was capable of doing with the character after the abysmal portrayal of the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
The other side of me knew that this likely wasn’t going to be a film made for me. I am not a huge fan on American comedies, or vulgarity for the sake of vulgarity. So when I learned that the creators of the film were targeting an R-Rating in the US I knew that this just wasn’t a film I needed to see, and I was content with that.
The other side of me knew that this likely wasn’t going to be a film made for me. I am not a huge fan on American comedies, or vulgarity for the sake of vulgarity. So when I learned that the creators of the film were targeting an R-Rating in the US I knew that this just wasn’t a film I needed to see, and I was content with that.
But then came the marketing.
Still to this day I cannot believe how well the marketing campaign successfully captured the essence of the Deadpool character. I was now firmly on the fence about seeing this movie. And then came in the reviews; 8.1 on IMBd, 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, over 760.3 million USD in box-office earnings. I basically had to see this film.
So I did.
And I was just as let down as I originally thought I’d be. The violence that others had praised for its ‘creativity,’ - that apparently proved why we needed more R-Rated films - did nothing for me. It added nothing to the story, nor made the action scenes more thrilling. Now don’t get me wrong, sometimes more graphic violence (particularly in superhero movies) in needed, but other superhero films, such as V for Vendetta, have achieved over-the-top stylised violence in a way more thrilling manner:
Now I know a lot of this comes down to my personal preferences but despite them, I really can’t see the point in praising a film for daring to be R-Rated when it doesn’t serve the plot or add to the movie as a whole. At the end of the day, Deadpool was a very by-the-numbers action flick with a few swear words and boobs thrown in for good measure. Nothing ground-breaking. Nothing to write home about.
Even films without gory violence made for more visceral and exciting action sequences (see below):
Now I know a lot of this comes down to my personal preferences but despite them, I really can’t see the point in praising a film for daring to be R-Rated when it doesn’t serve the plot or add to the movie as a whole. At the end of the day, Deadpool was a very by-the-numbers action flick with a few swear words and boobs thrown in for good measure. Nothing ground-breaking. Nothing to write home about.
What would have been novel and something only possible in a Deadpool movie was more forth wall breaking – just like they had done in the marketing campaign. Why does it matter that Deadpool only had 12 bullets in the opening action sequence when he should have been able to borrow the mic operator’s boom pole and smack guys over the head with it? Or for the film to zoom out to reveal Deadpool in an editing suite dragging-and-dropping explosions and other special effects to help himself out. This is the type of stuff I hope they explore in the sequel.
Overall, Deadpool isn’t a bad movie, it’s just nothing special, but it should have been. 2.5/5
- James
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(Image via Activision/Marvel Entertainment, found at makeagif)
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- James
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