From the opening credits sequence, Deadpool lets viewers know what kind of a ride they are in for and never lets up. I’m sure a movie with some 80+ F-bombs and at least 20 sexual references is bound to polarize audiences. But part of Deadpool’s charms is the films uncanny ability to somehow utilize its offensive material in such a satirical way that it can’t for one second be held accountable. Let’s keep in mind, this is an R rated movie and parents that take their children to see such a film can only blame themselves.

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As if Ryan Reynolds didn’t have enough going for him, he’s now found the superhero-ish franchise he’s been looking for. Granted he technically played this character on screen once before in Wolverine: Origins, but Deadpool quickly separates itself from its predecessor like it was a red headed stepchild. As Deadpool, Reynolds embodies Wade Wilson heart and soul. The wacked out witticisms, the breaking of the 4^th wall and over the top spectacular action is all present and accounted for. The other characters in the film are all solid and have their moments, but let’s not kid ourselves, this films success was always dependent on Reynolds performance and he wholly delivers the goods.

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At times some of the CGI effects are a bit muddled but for the most part it works. The only real criticism I have falls on the films villain’s. Don’t get it twisted, I didn’t have any problem with the performance of British rapper turned actor Ed Skrein as Ajax and God knows Gina Carano is always a welcome edition as far as I’m concerned. I just felt they were all-purpose villains with no true motivation to their machinations; but honestly, I was laughing and enjoying myself too much to dwell on those paltry details.        

To their credit, Fox smartly takes a page out of Marvel’s book capitalizing on the opportunity to link Deadpool to its mostly successful X-Men Franchise. Having various X-Men characters appear in Deadpool is only logical considering the character got his start in an X-Men spin off book. This will allow a potential plethora of familiar characters to interchange between the two movie franchises.

While Deadpool’s relentless use of risqué material will undoubtedly test some folk’s sensibilities, those who are able to look past the obscenities and let the chips fall where they may will have one very entertaining movie experience. I know I did.

4.5 out of 5 stars for Deadpool.