Ryan Reynolds (left) and Hugh Jackman (right) star in “Deadpool & Wolverine” (Photo Credit: Getty Images).
(“Deadpool & Wolverine” trailer courtesy of Marvel Entertainment)
Superhero movies get redundant.
A good guy or girl saves the universe from some evil foe, and everyone lives happily ever after.
It’s the same old story with the same old characters.
However, old is sometimes good as “Deadpool & Wolverine” proves as the expected comical Marvel film boasts some of the most epic cameo appearances in recent memory.
Combined with its heart, “Deadpool & Wolverine” proves that the comic book movie is not totally dead just yet.
In “Deadpool & Wolverine,” Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) is like many people.
He wants to make a difference and be somebody.
But he thinks he needs the right connections to really be a difference maker in this world.
Wade wants to become an Avenger.
However, he bombs his interview.
X-Force and the X-Men are a no-go too.
Therefore, while other superheroes are out and about saving mankind, Wade is stuck selling cars to every Tom, Dick and Harry.
While car salespeople often make great livings, Wade sucks at selling cars.
The only happiness he receives is from his circle of oddball and eccentric friends, like his elderly and visually-challenged roommate Blind Al (Leslie Uggams).
Wade will do anything for his friends, who are more like family.
So, when he receives a visit from an organization known as TVA, he is made aware that his universe will soon come to an end, eliminating every life on the planet, even those closest to him.
Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”), who works for the TVA, wants to expedite the process of ending Wade’s world because he believes a mercy killing would be better than letting that world slowly die.
However, if Wade can link up with a Wolverine from another multiverse, he could save his world and all of those that he loves so dearly from a quick demise.
If he can do something so monumental as saving his own universe, maybe he can make an impact in the world without the help of groups like the Avengers of X-Force.
Despite Wade’s desperation for purpose, “Deadpool & Wolverine” begins in the most hilarious way possible.
Wade learns that Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is not deceased as many believe.
Therefore, he visits the Dakotas to find the Wolverine so that a true superhero can help him fight to save his universe.
However, when gets to Logan’s alleged gravesite, he discovers that the Wolverine is in fact dead as a doorknob.
Therefore, when mysterious soldiers descend on the gravesite to wreak havoc on Wade, he uses Logan’s skeletal remains to whip some adversarial rump.
When Wade dismantles all opposition, he breaks out into a song and dance routine to NSYNC’s classic song, “Bye, Bye, Bye.”
Word on the real streets is that Justin Timberlake is going to reunite with NSYNC in the near future.
However, if that deal falls through, Timberlake could get adequately replaced by Wade.
Thankfully in “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the hits keep coming with songs like “Bring ‘Em Out” by T.I. and “Like a Prayer” by Madonna.
But what makes “Deadpool & Wolverine” truly hit are the guest appearances by some of the biggest and best celebrities in Hollywood.
And RegalMag.com will give away no spoilers in this movie review.
Just plan for a trip down memory lane from superheroes who cannot be replaced because certain roles are reserved for certain stars and certain stars only.
And like televisions and automobiles, old school superheroes are made a little differently and better than these young whippersnappers that call themselves superheroes.
Old heads have a little more wisdom than some of the youngsters.
Therefore, when Deadpool and Wolverine are sent to purgatory by their adversaries, it will take some old school ingenuity to escape their predicament and save the day for an unsuspecting universe on the brink of extinction.
“Deadpool” movies are known for their humor.
But the real humor in “Deadpool & Wolverine” is the fact that they are not above making themselves the butt of the jokes with the movie’s jabs at 20th Century Fox and Disney.
The movie even contains jokes about Reynolds’ performance in the movie, “The Proposal.”
But despite the jokes and appearances, “Deadpool & Wolverine” does what superhero movies do and that is save the world from the bad guys.
They would not be superhero movies if they did not employ that theme.
Although superhero movies become redundant and Reynolds’ style becomes repetitive, the Canadian is still brilliant at what he does.
Reynolds even pokes fun at his Canadian heritage in “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
And if RegalMag.com has not said it before, the legendary Uggams deserves her flowers now.
After many decades and a couple of generations in Hollywood, Uggams is just as on point and beautiful as she was back in the 1960s.
Her latest run in Hollywood with the “Deadpool” movies, late night soap opera “Empire” and her 2023 role in “American Fiction” shows that her talent is aging like a fine pomegranate wine.
Likewise, the character Deadpool is aging, although at a slower rate, like a fine wine too.
But it is the heart that Reynolds’ character shows that makes “Deadpool & Wolverine” stand out in a crowded Marvel universe.
Previously, only “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” had as much heart and that was because of circumstances beyond the control of filmmakers.
But “Deadpool & Wolverine” ultimately shows that one does not need superpowers to change the world.
They only need a super concern for their fellow man.
And while superheroes get redundant at times, a person making the world better by caring about mankind can never become too repetitive.
In fact, the real world needs more of that, not less.
REGAL RATINGS
FOUR CROWNS=EXCELLENT
THREE CROWNS=GOOD
TWO CROWNS=AVERAGE
ONE CROWN=POOR
