In a market flooded with superheroes, supervillains, and superpowers, there is only one Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds brings his irreverent wit and crass charm to the Marvel anti-hero who is technically a part of the X-Men franchise. (If we want to get into the weeds, this film and its sequel were made by 20th Century Fox prior to the Disney/Fox merger, so while these were outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe umbrella, Deadpool now falls under their jurisdiction, and will be introduced into the MCU with a third film that’s in the works and will cross over with the X-Men who are also now MCU material, but I digress). Deadpool breaks the fourth wall, swears, and is out to get the man who scarred his body and gave him superpowers. Foremost a comedy, this film will appeal to viewers who are less into Captain America and more into Seth Rogen. It should also be noted (as it is on Wikipedia) that this is not The Dead Pool, the Dirty Harry action film in which Clint Eastwood says, “Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one” even though that sounds like a line Deadpool would also say.
Watch it on Prime Video.