Deadpool
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The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
What critics thought
Reynolds' performance as Deadpool earned near-universal praise, and the film's irreverent, R-rated energy clearly connected with both critics and audiences. But the gap between those two groups is telling: critics were far more divided than the audience reception suggests, with several noting that the fourth-wall humor wears thin, the villains are undercooked, and the origin story underneath all the winking is surprisingly conventional.
“terribly arch and juvenile [but] also startlingly effective”
Justin Chang·Variety
“goes on too long and repetition dulls its initial cleverness”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“gets off to a fun start”
Los Angeles Times
“bad, borderline garbage, but disturbing, too, in that it's just the kind of fake-clever awfulness that might be cinema's future”
Mick LaSalle·San Francisco Chronicle
“shouldn't work, but it absolutely does”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap
Accolades
Genres
Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Tim MillerDirector
Ryan ReynoldsWade / Deadpool
Morena BaccarinVanessa
Ed SkreinAjax
T.J. MillerWeasel
Gina CaranoAngel Dust
Leslie UggamsBlind Al
Brianna HildebrandNegasonic Teenage Warhead
Stefan KapičićColossus (voice)
Karan SoniDopinder
Randal ReederBuck
Michael BenyaerWarlord
Style DayneJeremy (Pizza Guy)
Tom HolkenborgComposer
Rhett ReeseWriter
Paul WernickWriter
Ken SengCinematographyDeadpool
The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
What critics thought
Reynolds' performance as Deadpool earned near-universal praise, and the film's irreverent, R-rated energy clearly connected with both critics and audiences. But the gap between those two groups is telling: critics were far more divided than the audience reception suggests, with several noting that the fourth-wall humor wears thin, the villains are undercooked, and the origin story underneath all the winking is surprisingly conventional.
“terribly arch and juvenile [but] also startlingly effective”
Justin Chang·Variety
“goes on too long and repetition dulls its initial cleverness”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“gets off to a fun start”
Los Angeles Times
“bad, borderline garbage, but disturbing, too, in that it's just the kind of fake-clever awfulness that might be cinema's future”
Mick LaSalle·San Francisco Chronicle
“shouldn't work, but it absolutely does”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap
Accolades
Genres
Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Tim MillerDirectorRyan ReynoldsWade / DeadpoolMorena BaccarinVanessaEd SkreinAjaxT.J. MillerWeaselGina CaranoAngel DustLeslie UggamsBlind AlBrianna HildebrandNegasonic Teenage WarheadStefan KapičićColossus (voice)Karan SoniDopinderRandal ReederBuckMichael BenyaerWarlordStyle DayneJeremy (Pizza Guy)Tom HolkenborgComposerRhett ReeseWriterPaul WernickWriterKen SengCinematographyStream
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