Deeply cynical but wildly fun, Deadpool’s first foray into the MCU is more than the sum of its parts. Let’s set a baseline reality for this review: The Deadpool movies are good. The combination of self-deprecating humor, well-choreographed action sequences, and a surprising amount of heart was a breath of fresh, chimichanga-scented air when the original movie debuted in 2016.
It still worked in 2018 with Deadpool 2 , and even today if you pop on one of those movies, you’re bound to have fun. Deadpool & Wolverine (the third movie in the franchise and the first from Marvel Studios after its parent company Disney acquired 20th Century Fox) mostly checks those boxes. This is a Deadpool movie, and a great one at that, but while the threequel does everything you’d expect, it sometimes feels held back, both by the visual and narrative baggage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and by its director, Shawn Levy , who clearly groks the humor but never quite finds his way around a great fight scene.
It’s far from perfect, but when the pieces come together, Deadpool & Wolverine is a damn good time. The Plot (No Spoilers) Deadpool & Wolverine is heavy on exposition in its first act, but after that it’s smooth sailing. From the moment that Marvel announced Hugh Jackman would join Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool & Wolverine , fans have asked one vital question: How will this movie respect (or ruin) the legacy of Logan ? Well, the film doesn’t waste any time providing an answer, with an.