Any worries that this third movie in the the Deadpool franchise might have been Disney-fied following its acquisition of Fox are dispelled very quickly with a bloody, sweary, funny, irreverent and brutal opening scene that sets the tone for the whole movie. The actual story - the TVA (of TV's Loki) is on a mission to eradicate Deadpool's corrupted timeline, which Deadpool can only save by teaming up with a Wolverine from the multiverse - feels a little slight at first, but it builds nicely as the film goes along, aided by a good (if slightly underused) and effective turn by Emma Corrin as another bald-headed Brit villain of the piece. What is particularly enjoyable is that this is not a Deadpool-with-occasional-appearances-by-Wolverine movie; Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman share the screen for most of the running time, their bickering and banter frequently very amusing and both play their characters successfully to the hilt, with Deadpool here possibly even more campily silly to play against a very full-blooded Wolverine. Diehard genre fans will have a field day with the unexpected references, cameos and callbacks, some of which are joyfully surprising, and multiverse storylines/the MCU/Fox/Disney all get a good kicking. All the familiar elements are present, and as always, not every joke lands but the hit-rate is high. There is a real sense that this is film has been written and made for the fans (rather than a wider audience) to have a good time, and there is no question that it delivers plenty on that front. The compilation that plays alongside the end credits is a delightful love-letter to the franchises, and the scene at the very end of the credits is a funny pay-off worth waiting for.
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