The first two Deadpool movies are a lot of fun.
The self-aware adventures of the titular merc with the mouth can always be counted on for a lot of fun violence and fourth wall breaking comedy.
Although, going into the latest film, Deadpool & Wolverine, I was a bit concerned because I knew this movie would be a follow up to Logan, my favorite movie of all time.
I was wondering how they would bring back Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, while staying respectful to that movie.
Well, Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson explains how they plan to do it right from the film’s opening narration.
“We’re not.”
Yeah, see, Deadpool & Wolverine begins by literally desecrating Logan’s grave.
Had this been any other movie, I would have probably been enraged by this insult.
But… well, this is a Deadpool movie, and so the way they went about this desecration was somehow inventive, fun, and hilarious.

Directed by Shawn Levy, Deadpool & Wolverine sees Wade Wilson kidnap a disgraced version of Wolverine to help him save his universe.
The story is honestly pretty bland but that is okay because it is merely used as a vehicle to get Deadpool and Wolverine on screen together, which definitely does not disappoint.
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have a lot of chemistry, making every dialogue exchange and fight scene they have comedic gold.

Another highlight of this film is the cameos.
Oh, boy, does Deadpool & Wolverine have a lot of cameos.
I was expecting to see some since the film deals with the multiverse, but I was surprised by the sheer number of them.
With so many, it would have been easy to make these cameos feel cheap and unearned.
I would argue this has been the case with many of the MCU’s multiverse stories.
I mean, they even just announced that Robert Downey Jr. is returning to play Dr Doom, which reeks of desperation, in my opinion.
However, the cameos of Deadpool & Wolverine are often unique and unexpected, and I am glad I did not get spoiled about most of them.

Along with the cameos, there are also plenty of new characters, like the antagonist Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin), Charles Xavier’s evil twin sister.
Her character is pretty fun, with her gleeful villainy creating a fun yet threatening antagonist, who is pretty unpredictable.

As for my criticisms of the film, as I said the overall story is pretty meh.
Along with this, I feel like one of the cameo characters honestly deserved a bit more to do.
Otherwise, Deadpool & Wolverine is an enjoyable film.
The cameos are well executed, the comedy is top notch, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are expectedly fantastic as their characters and have great interactions.
Last, but certainly not least, the film serves as a love letter to the Fox era of Marvel, which has now ended.
Check it out just to see how many cameos you can recognize.
