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This review was originally published on July 23, 2024.Deadpool & Wolverineisnow streaming on Disney+.
Its gonna get good.
This is, of course, the Deadpool Way.
He delivers fan service even as he undercuts the whole enterprise.
They call me the Merc with a Mouth, he insists at one point.
They dont call me Truthful Timmy, the Blowjob Queen of Saskatoon.
Look, I laughed.
Special sock, indeed.
At least for a while.
(These characters appear to exist both as real superheroes and fictional creations played by real actors.
Its best not to think too hard about it.)
Youre joining it at a bit of a low point.
You get the idea.
There are approximately 296 other similar jokes where that one came from.
(Make it stop!
(Im going to show you something.
Thats what Scoutmaster Kevin used to say.)
But that would go against the ethos of the character, who is supposed to be annoying and one-note.
The cheekiness, of course, wins.
Want to talk about whats haunting you, or should we wait for a third-act flashback?
Deadpool asks the grim Wolverine.
Its no spoiler to reveal that we get exactly that in the movies third act.
Even the cameos are digs at the superhero industry.
In other words, is it the movie or the marketing?
For better or worse, we live in a world where that question has ceased to matter.
Deadpool probably would have a joke to make about that.
Oh, wait, he does.
