Thank goodness - Deadpool delivers on its promise. It pulls off the self-aware sweary swagger with aplomb, making fun of the fact that it has nothing like the budget of its stablemates but using character and smart dialogue and storytelling to make up for it. From the off, the quips, references and visual gags flow thick and fast and pretty consistently, the action sequences are superbly-mounted bouts of insanely violent mayhem, and even Ryan Reynolds gives an engaging performance. The film is not perfect: the basic story is flimsy and over-familiar, there is a bit of a mid-way lull, and the female roles are simply girlfriend-in-distress, topless strippers and sidekicks. Nevertheless, Deadpool is rollicking good grown-up superhero fun, extremely entertaining and certainly merits a second outing (see the post-credits bit of fun).
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