If Marvel had to ever make a comeback, this was the time. With Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’, it puts a nail in the coffin. So hard that the experience will be remembered for a long time. The film is set a few years after the events of ‘Deadpool 2’ and our very own ‘Merc with a Mouth’ has now hung up his superhero tactics. But, of course, life always has different plans. In this case, the Time Variant Authority (TVA) has.
Deadpool is extracted out of his happy but mundane life of a used car mechanic, and pulled on for a new mission. Enters the biggest twist of the Deadpool franchise: he is teaming up with Wolverine, not the dead one (the original Wolverine from our universe sacrificed himself for his clone daughter Dafne in ‘Logan’), but a new variant, who wears a yellow and blue suit – like in the comics. Yay!
So, Deadpool, who’s developed a sense of family, belongingness and friendship deeper than ever, meets this Wolverine and finds him unbelievably opposite. “You’ve got the wrong guy,” he tells Wade, when they are still trying to understand this new mission. And that’s where Marvel brings the best essence of ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’.
The film’s strength lies in how it keeps emotions intact, and never let the superheroes be just all about their physical strengths. These are the heroes, who, of course, have to save the world and all that, but it’s there win over emotional battles that make them true superheroes.
The film also makes sure you are never escaping this universe. When you are not treated with some real good action sequences, you are engaged in understanding the relationship dynamics of these characters. There’s no dull moment in ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’. It all comes down to being this cohesive mix of everything that the best of the superhero movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe are made of.
In ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’, director Shawn Levy leaves no stone unturned. He brings in the most fascinating cameos, right when you are expected them the least. And throws a curveball after another, with the solid one-liners, and oh those impossibly wholesome jokes that Wade throws everytime he breaks the fourth wall. This is the experience that you wouldn’t mind paying some extra bucks for. ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ deserves your time, appreciation, and a big round of applause.
