Review: “Deadpool”

Deadpool movie posterDeadpool (known by some as the Merc with the Mouth) is the first major R-rated movie I’ve seen in a long, long time. Since I missed issues of the Deadpool comics as a kid, the fact that this was an R-rated comic book movie got my attention more than anything else. Despite his missteps joining other comic book franchises (Blade 3, Green Lantern, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) the idea of Ryan Reynolds playing Deadpool still feels right.

Anyone who saw the promos for the movie and other promotional material is probably kind of psyched for this one. But the question, as always, is this:

Did it suck?

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