In the movie, Adam Reed is trying to escape from his own timeline on a mysterious mission to change something in the past. While he was trying to get to 2018, he ends up crash landing in 2022 and meets his 12-year-old younger self (which I will now refer to as Younger Adam) who quickly figures out who his older self is and why he is traveling back in time. In the meantime, Younger Adam and his mother are both at odds with each other and dealing with the loss of Adam's father which has happened a little over a year earlier.
Hot on Adam's tail are troopers from the future that are trying to stop Adam from accomplishing his rogue mission. With Younger Adam in tow, Adam must now try to get to 2018 in order to finish his mission. To say anymore would be to spoil the movie further and I don't want to do that.
The first thing I can say is that I think that "Deadpool 3" is in good hands now that Levy has been tapped to helm that project. The action in this film is pretty spectacular and well choreographed. There are some pretty cool weapons from 2050 and this leads to some unique fights throughout the movie.
My only real problem with the movie and I just want to go ahead and get it out of the way now is that some of the special effects don't look all that great. In particular, they de-age a certain character in the movie and it is probably one of the single worst uses of the technology that I've seen up to this point. They would have been better off using good old fashioned makeup on the actor in question to get the desired effect.
The most important part of this movie, though, is Adam. This is a tortured character dealing with some dark things in his past and both Reynolds and Walter Scobell, the actor playing Younger Adam, are up to the task. They have great chemistry together and they both turn in heartwarming performances in between all the witty banter and putdowns that they sling at each other.
The supporting characters, which includes Zoe Saldaña, Mark Ruffalo, and Jennifer Garner are also great and help bring the story home. I was honestly surprised by this movie. It moves at a brisk pace with a surprisingly short runtime but the movie uses that time extremely well.
It may not be the most innovative story ever told and we've definitely seen the various elements that build this movie several times before. However, the performances and a story with a heart of gold help deliver a movie that is fun for Ryan Reynolds fans, time travel fans, and it's just plain fun for the whole family.
No comments:
Post a Comment