Deadpool

Tonight, I finally got the chance to see “Deadpool,” which was released last month, and now, I will finally let everyone know what I thought about it. Because, like the saying goes: better late than never.

Peter Travers started his review by saying, “There's a lot of huffing and puffing in Deadpool, but the only one who can blow down your resistance to yet another screwed-up citizen of the Marvel universe is Ryan Reynolds. Armed with an unlimited arsenal of delicious snark, Reynolds has a blast playing Wade Wilson, the Special Forces operative turned mercenary turned cancer patient turned medical experiment turned Deadpool, a scar-faced mutant with a penchant for superhero drag and a mouth on him.”

As played by Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool aka Wade Wilson looks at the camera and talks right to us. Nothing is blessed, including the opening credits which refer to the film’s creative team as “tools” and name-check Reynolds as People’s Sexiest Man Alive. Screenwriters Rhett Rheese and Paul Wernick turn the comic created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza into their personal playing field for R-rated dirty talk and guts-ripping violence. The PG-13 nervousness of so many Marvel movies has made some of us wanting to see corrupt maniacs at the helms. Now we’ve got them. Deadpool has no off-switch. This guy keeps saying wise even when he’s planning his revenge against Ajax, played by Ed Skrein, the villain who made his face, as described by Travers, “Look like corn-beef hash.”

That’s one of the reasons Deadpool wears a mask and keeps away from Vanessa, played by Morena Baccarin from the TV show “Homeland,” who works at an adults club and he has asked her hand in marriage. Believe it or not, Baccarin and Reynolds make you care about this attractive couple. Also, T.J. Miller gets in his lines as Deadpool’s bartender friend from his Wade days. Making his directorial debut, Tim Miller keeps the acting coming in bloody amounts, combining with appearances from bad-girl Angel Dust (Gina Carano) and two X-Men characters – Colossus (Stefan Kapicic) and Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand). Travers said, “Deadpool keeps ripping the studio for cheapness since it only provided two X-Men, but provides a nasty Wolverine impression you won't want to miss.”

Travers goes on to say, “I gotta tell you, this movie's junky feel is part of its charm.” Sure it goes on too long and reiteration bores its primary expertise. Still, “Deadpool” is enjoyable for action fans and Reynolds may just have found the role that highlights his career.

I’m going to be honest. I don’t really know much about Deadpool. The only thing I know about him is from what I saw in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” and that is not a good representation, that I will admit. However, when I have gone to Otakon, an anime convention, these last two summers, I have seen a lot of people cosplaying as Deadpool. This movie is definitely one of the best comic book adaptations. It is action-packed, hilarious and overall a good time. This is the funniest comic book adaptation and the first R-rated comic book movie I have seen in a long time.

Spoiler alert: in the post-credits scene, Wade tells the audience that the film is over and announces a sequel featuring Cable. Obviously there will be a sequel, seeing how well the movie did in theaters and at the box office. If you haven’t seen it, see it while it’s still in theaters because I don’t think this will be in theaters that much longer. I thought that they were going to set Deadpool up to appear in “X-Men: Apocalypse,” but apparently not. My rating for this movie will probably be a 9 as it is one of my favorites.

Alright, enough of all of that, stay tuned next month for a series of movie reviews that I have wanted to do for a long time.