Deadpool 2

— If you liked “Deadpool,” you stand a good chance of liking “Deadpool 2”, and I liked both of them. The first one was unexpectedly adult, edgy, bloody, and darkly funny. The second one may be slightly less edgy, but it’s everything else and filled with enough pop culture nods to challenge the most ardent fan of “The Verge” and “Entertainment Tonight.” It’s willing to poke fun at anything and anyone, while everyone’s dying around an anti-hero who can’t be killed. This one works a little too hard to add a sappy love story to the mix, maybe only to remind us that Ryan Reynolds is talented enough to tug at our heart strings for a moment before returning to irreverency. By number 2, it seems a little formulaic, but it also is smart enough not to mess with a good thing. Some of the credit also goes to Josh Brolin and to the choice of music. The Deadpool franchise remains in the top tier of the bloated Marvel universe, along with the Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man, and Black Panther.

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[2018. 119 min. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, and Zazle Beetz.]
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