Simply poking fun at genre cliches is not enough - Deadpool ultimately succumbs to them, and it ends up being as predictable as the movies it sets out to make fun of.

The final battle pales in comparison to the imaginatively choreographed earlier action sequences, with the addition of a couple of X-men characters offering little to the story other than to serve as one-dimensional sidekicks and the butt of a few in-jokes.

However, there is a thrill in hearing vulgar language in a superhero film and seeing a bit of gore that would never appear in other Marvel films.

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THE ESSENTIALS

Deadpool (MA)

Directed by: Tim Miller

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller