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kauaiooYeah...I'm not convinced.
I had never heard of Dead Pool before, so I wasn't sure what type of character he was. I'm not sure, but I think I don't like him. I would probably like him if he was one of an ensemble, but a whole movie of him was a bit much for me to take. He's kinda horrible. He's got the wit of Iron Man, but none of the goodness or charisma. I know that he's not a super 'hero', but if he's not the hero, and the bad guy is certainly not the hero, who are we supposed to root for? His wit and crude sense of humour definitely made me chuckle, but it wasn't enough to get me on-side and really invest in the outcome. Of course I loved Colossus and the teenager-with-the-crazy-superhero-name, so they did bring me on-side more, but they weren't in it enough to salvage the movie overall.
Apart from the character himself, the movie was enjoyable. The slow motion, the flash backs and forwards, the music, breaking the fourth wall, the tongue-in-cheek gags, I loved all of it and special mention for the funny opening credits. And yet, when we add all those little bits together, what should have been a great movie just didn't do it for me! I think it tried too hard, maximum effort.
I had never heard of Dead Pool before, so I wasn't sure what type of character he was. I'm not sure, but I think I don't like him. I would probably like him if he was one of an ensemble, but a whole movie of him was a bit much for me to take. He's kinda horrible. He's got the wit of Iron Man, but none of the goodness or charisma. I know that he's not a super 'hero', but if he's not the hero, and the bad guy is certainly not the hero, who are we supposed to root for? His wit and crude sense of humour definitely made me chuckle, but it wasn't enough to get me on-side and really invest in the outcome. Of course I loved Colossus and the teenager-with-the-crazy-superhero-name, so they did bring me on-side more, but they weren't in it enough to salvage the movie overall.
Apart from the character himself, the movie was enjoyable. The slow motion, the flash backs and forwards, the music, breaking the fourth wall, the tongue-in-cheek gags, I loved all of it and special mention for the funny opening credits. And yet, when we add all those little bits together, what should have been a great movie just didn't do it for me! I think it tried too hard, maximum effort.