Quick Take: Deadpool and Wolverine is the unlikely team-up that makes all Deadpool’s most fervent wishes come true. From the irreverent fourth-wall break that sets the stage for both the rather straightfoward quest to come and hyper-meta poke at the superhero character’s past as prologue.  Longtime collaborators Ryan and Reynolds and director Shawn Levy enter the MCU with a song in their hearts and sway in their hips. If you’re expecting being under the Disney mantel to tone down the violence, raunchiness, or Deadpool’s sexpest ways, go on ahead and put that notion aside. Reynolds and the rest of the writing team cagily stare the Disney “no-no” list in the face then kick it in the shin.

Despite some pacing issues, unfortunate visual ticks, and more than a few songs that stay past far past their usefulness, Deadpool and Wolverine tells a slippery story that underutilizes its original ensemble choosing instead to traverse the multi-verse as only Deadpool can. The narrative holding this buddy comedy being suprisingly straightforward it refuses to abandon the cheekiness what this franchise is best known for. So, if you’re looking for a Deadpool adventure that’s unabashedly madcap and makes the most of its leads then you’re in the right place. 

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Director: Shawn Levy

Writers: Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells, Shawn Levy

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Matthew MacFadyen, 

Runtime:  2 Hour 7 Minutes

Synopsis: Deadpool’s peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse.

Deadpool & Wolverine opeans nationswide (US) theaters July 26, 2024

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