Wade Wilson, a hitman in New York, chances upon Vanessa & they get involved romantically. After some months of serious love-life, Wade is diagnosed with cancer. When he is invited to try a cure, he decides to leave Vanessa and give it a go. He is betrayed, becoming an experimental rat, leading him to face bodily disfigurement but the power to magically heal and recover that he also gets leads him to assume the role of ‘Deadpool’ to seek revenge on the man who led him to it.
Language:
English
Running Time:
110 min
Rating:
A
Release date:
12 February 2016
Directed by:
Tim Miller
Produced by:
Simon Kinberg
Ryan Reynolds
Lauren Shuler Donner
Written by:
Paul Wernick
Rhett Reese
Based on:
Deadpool by
Fabian Nicieza
Rob Liefeld
Starring:
Ryan Reynolds
Morena Baccarin
Ed Skrein
T. J. Miller
Gina Carano
Brianna Hildebrand
Stefan Kapičić
Music by:
Tom Holkenborg
Shot by:
Ken Seng
Editing by:
Julian Clarke
Distributed by:
20th Century Fox

What’s Hot

  • The film unabashedly pronounces its intentions and credits to the novelty of director Tim Miller, writers Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and Company in focusing on maintaining that through its running time! The conviction is what makes this stay afresh and tick, tickling your funny bone in the process
  • Ryan Reynolds, as Wade & Deadpool, provides ample contrast as he assumes the twin-egos and Deadpool’s wits and cracks sometimes makes one forget the trauma Wade must be going through inside;
  • Morena Baccarin, as Vanessa, is beauty personified. The 2 X-Men caricatures are lovably characterized and make their presence felt in the limited time they appear on screen.
  • Brevity is the soul of wit & the essence of that fact is captured very well and works immensely to the favour of Deadpool (and that’s what is making its Indian dubbed version work great as well!)
  • In Ken Seng’s camera-work, the grammar of shots employed in super-hero films is religiously followed and ironically, gets mocked at by its hero as well. Julian Clark’s help with editing makes the non-linear narration of Miller work unambiguously in the first half.
  • Props to the teams which have worked on the stunts & VFX (the expressway scene and the scrapyard climax are brilliantly done), the Art & Production design teams (special mention to the memorable super-hero costume of Deadpool)

What’s Not

  • Though Ed Skrein as Ajax/Francis & his side-kick (more than that, actually) Angel do their bits agreeably well, one can’t help but think that the film may have needed a more powerful character written for its villains.
  • In between all the fun, there is a serious undercurrent, which gets established but gets muddled up and is lost as the film approaches its end – One probable reason why the re-union of the lovers finally loses the sparing of mockery it specially enjoys in the film till that point.

Badges

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Screenplay
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Verdict

Verdict Stamp

The unapologetic nature of the treatment makes Deadpool succeed in its endeavour of wanting to look like a ‘cool’ super hero flick but what gets lost amidst all the fun is an undercurrent of a serious relationship which gets established well only not to be capitalized on better later