We've seen Deadpool be almost everything... here he shows us a softer side of himself. Is that what you expect? Probably not, all the more reason to check it out.
Original Review:
Deadpool has always been a character that exists to break the 4th wall first and foremost, but also because he is existentially over the top at all times. Here, in an effort to reach a different demographic he self narrates (with the help of Fred Savage) Deadpool 2 in a PG-13 way. There are no F-bombs, but there are a LOT of F-bleeps. All the while, Deadpool and Fred Savage are back in a reminiscent scene from the Princess Bride. Now this story is still Deadpool 2 which may take some viewers by surprise but it tones down a lot of what makes Deadpool... well Deadpool. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's family-friendly, but it's at least safer for a younger audience (13+). At the same time, while it is toned down, the existential content that makes Deadpool what he is is toned down as well. The humor that happens during narration helps, but it definitely loses some of the magic. Those who go to see Deadpool for the over the top behaviour may find themselves wondering what happened. Those going to see Deadpool out of his element will enjoy it simply for what it is.
Make sure to stay into and through the credits for 3 Deadpool bonus scenes, then stay beyond all of that for a special Stan Lee bonus at the very end (You'll want to bring your tissues).
Notes:
3 bonus scenes, a bunch of armed pedophiles in nursing shoes, are you there God it's me Margaret, baldy locks Jared Kushner both of them, bedlam, bedroom set from the princess bride, black Tom Cassidy, blessed are the wicked who are healed by my hand, brown panther, captain deliciousness, cell 04 wade Wilson Russell Collins, chateau de virgin, Deadpool pg-13, dubstep never dies, emotion juice coming out of your eye holes, fine effed up insecure needy emotional, fire fist, fred savage, fred savage wants to fight Matt Damon, fred savage wants to fuck Matt Damon, grannypool, hero flakes, I thought you saw me with your ears, I will bathe in the blood of your enemies, I'm going to shove that cab driver right up your tailpipe, if Rocky Dennis had a baby with lava, if the Beatles were produced by nickleback, in memory of Sequana Harris, is that a fanny pack I used to have one in nineteen ninety 1990 never, it's marvel licensed by Disney, listen to the pain it's both history teacher and fortune teller, no child is hopeless, ntw nagasonic teenage warhead, only best buddies execute pedophiles together, planet mojo world, plus size superhero, Presley vs Cayson, Pryor's treats, put your hands behind you knees and get down on your head, RIP Stan Lee cameo, shatterstar, Stan Lee excisior cameo memorial scene, the first movie made more than the guy who invented pants, the icebox award for most pinchable cheeks, the pen is grosser than the sword, they keep a monster in the basement right next to a bit steaming bowl of foreshadowing, unsolicited location enhancement, vanisher, Velcro refrigerator labels, wakey wakey frosted flakey, we're x men no you're x people you're exhausting, weird secret sex lips, what-in-the-ass, whit 17 HD, white wade Wilson, X-Men dated metaphor for racism in the 60s, you are a lot smarter than I look, you fridged Vanessa, you smell like rush Limbaugh's couch cushions after shark week, you're just an annoying clown dressed up as a sex toy, zeitgeist
