Tropic Sprockets / Deadpool 2

By Ian Brockway

For those who like a bit of sarcasm with their superheroes ( and who doesn’t) here is the second installment of “Deadpool,” the red and black suited antihero from the Marvel franchise who looks like a Gallows Humor version of Spiderman.

As a sequel, this chapter does not disappoint. It is chock full of very funny one liners, absurdist profanity, and it has an abundance of pop culture references. The snarky humor is to be expected but Ryan Reynolds’ delivery is perfect. He has an edgy charm that is irrepressible. His Deadpool role is now canon and the episodes rival anything by Seth Macfarlane or John Waters. Just when you think “Deadpool 2” won’t mention that or go there, it does. Better yet it does so superbly without tasteless excess or cynicism.

Wade Wilson / Deadpool is at it again. This time he is roped into helping the X-Men halt a mutant uprising. He meets Firefist (Julian Dennison), a teen with hot coals for hands. This puts Deadpool in conflict with Cable (Josh Brolin), a super soldier from the future who has orders to kill the young boy to prevent destruction.
Deadpool won’t have it. He is taken with the boy’s spirit.

The humorous dialogue is more interesting than the plot, which covers everything from politics to the potty and back again, The profane permutations both verbal and vicious are as funny as anything you are likely to hear this summer season. One scene in particular involving the legs will cause peals of laughter.

Most of the jokes involve the protagonist’s jealousy of Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Reynolds rapid fire delivery keeps it fresh, although there was a fair bit of the same shtick in the first film.
Dennison, known to audiences for starring in “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” is a fine addition to this mostly comic film. His role gives heart and sincerity to what would otherwise be merely tongue in cheek.

Colossus (Stefan Kapičić) is here once more attempting to keep Wade in line and we add the superheroine Domino (Zazie Beetz).

This oddly violent yet quirky character grows on you in spite of every offense in much the same way that Family Guy does in its very honesty.

Ryan Reynolds has made this character part of him and it shows. I laughed more in “Deadpool 2” than in any film since John Waters in his heyday. This chapter has a perfect balance of irreverence and heart, with nothing off limits.

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