Deadpool 2
Oh Deadpool 2 - did we judge you too harshly? Yes, yes we did. E & I’s opinions of Deadpool 1 & 2 have completely reversed after the re-watch, as the sequel has aged like a fine wine and the original like a blue cheese that isn’t supposed to age and just gets moldier but not the good kind. Deadpool 2 is better written, has a better story-arc, is funnier, has better action sequences, better villain(s) and unlike the first one, has Josh Brolin, who thanks to being pre-MCU, got to double dip in this Fox production as another Marvel character, Cable, and as he did with Thanos, just puts on a master-class. There are still a few carryover LOL-random and sex jokes, but they’re done with more class and timeliness here. Zazie Beetz as Domino is brilliant character in her finite screentime, and Ryan Reynolds continues his perfect embodiment of Deadpool. Early critic reviews for Deadpool & Wolverine are pretty mid (we’ll see it on Thursday so stay tuned for the ZEJ review), so tempering my expectations for that, but so glad we watched DP2 again.
-Z
