Deadpool

Ugh. Hated it. Mean-spirited, small, hateful, vulgar, and not funny, Deadpool has few redeeming characteristics. Below the line work is technically expert, with fantastic make-up, effects, and sound, but beyond that, it’s a soulless romp directed at the first-person-shooter-gaming fan base. Interestingly, watching it back-to-back with War Dogs, it was curious to see how the critics who decried a small war film celebrated a mean-spirited “superhero” (Can I use that word to describe this? It feels very wrong.) movie with vocabulary like “puerile”, “obnoxious”, and “infantile.” Since when are these good things? The “love” between the two main characters isn’t believable and Deadpool’s search for vengeance is ultimately… Boring. Definitely skip this one.