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Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (AKA Deadpool) brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with supernatural abilities from the brutal time-travelling cyborg Cable.
I like the first Deadpool movie a lot. It's like a perfect microcosm of what would happen if Deadpool himself made a movie. The problem this sequel faces is that the first movie really did seem like lightning in a bottle, so the follow-up does inevitably feel like little more than a repeat, an attempt to copy what came so naturally the first time. Even so, it's repeating some good stuff. :-)
My main problem with this movie is that it gets off to a shaky start and takes quite a while to find its footing. I was mostly indifferent to the first half-hour or so, but it was during the big chase sequence after Deadpool assembles his team that the movie finally won me over. I laughed several times during that scene, and remained interested until the very end.
Deadpool continues to be the sardonic antihero we all know and love, but the whole cast surrounding him is also excellent, especially Julian Dennison of Hunt for the Wilderpeople fame. But my favourite character is Domino: there's just something infectious about her nonchalance.
To sum it up, I enjoyed this movie. Though not as fresh as the original, it does present its best elements well enough that they can still speak for themselves.
My rating: 70%
