The film was granted an R-rating by the studio and the filmmakers take full advantage of that fact, with constant violence and egregious amounts of blood splattered along with plenty of f-bombs being dropped throughout the film’s dialogue. So, if you are one of these fans, don’t fret as the movie is chock full of clever fourth wall breaks and pop-culture references. However, the script captures Deadpool’s signature meta humour perfectly, which is an essential as it is a crucial component in what makes up this character and is one of the main reasons why so many people love him.

The one thing that was always going to either make or break this movie, was the humour. The screenplay isn’t exactly of a Nolan-level complexity, but it doesn’t need to be and it works. From there we basically follow him while he attempts to track down Ajax, or Francis, (the guy that turned him into Deadpool and made him deformed,) so that he can cure his skin and give him back his good looks. We are introduced to Wade Wilson and shown how he got his powers after being diagnosed with incurable cancer via flashback. The movie’s plot is pretty straightforward but it is well-written and delivers on what we need it to humour and action. Now that the rights to the character are with Disney following their acquisition of 20th Century Fox and Deadpool has been confirmed to be joining the MCU, hopefully that is a character trait that we will see developed in future movies. He manages to consistently do this along with being pretty similar to comic book Deadpool, with the only thing missing from this version being the multiple voices in his head. He brings the crass, funny, violent and energetic energy needed for Deadpool.

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