Last night I went to see a Thursday preview of Deadpool & Wolverine in a packed theater and it was so much fun! Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is living a mundane life as a used car salesman after Vanessa Carlysle (Morena Baccarin) breaks up with him and he is rejected by the Avengers. However, when he is summoned by the Time Variance Authority and one of its agents, Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen), he suits up once again as Deadpool and recruits a reluctant Wolverine variant (Hugh Jackman) in order to save his timeline because it has been jeopardized by the death of Logan. They soon realize that they must join with others to save the entire universe from an even bigger threat, Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin). The story is a bit messy but it is a funny and irreverent spoof of superhero movies in general, and multiverses specifically, that had me and the entire audience laughing out loud the whole time. It includes the usual profanity-laden one-liners but, as always with this franchise, I especially enjoyed the meta humor (there is a throwaway line about Gossip Girl that made me laugh so hard I spit out my drink). There are also quite a few unexpectedly emotional moments because Deadpool is desperate to prove that he matters and this variant of Wolverine is not the hero that Logan was (the reason for the return of Wolverine's original suit, while in service to the fans nostalgic, is incredibly poignant). Reynolds and Jackman have so much chemistry as the goofy Deadpool and the intense Wolverine play off each other and all of the "gratuitous" cameos are a hoot (several of them had my crowd cheering) and feature some heartwarming and hilarious performances. The big action set pieces are epic (my favorite of which is the opening credits sequence) but my enjoyment of them came more from the needle drops than from what was actually on the screen (I particularly loved the use of "Hells Bells" by AC/DC, 'You're the One That I Want" from Grease, and "Like A Prayer" by Madonna). I had such a great time with this and I highly recommend seeing it with a big crowd!
Note: Definitely stay for the end credits scene because it got some of the biggest laughs of the night!
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