A critical consensus forMarvel’slatest blockbusterDeadpool & Wolverinehas been reached, andDisneyare doubtlessly happy that the MCU is back on top form.
Following its premiere at the David H. Koch Theater in New York on Monday,Deadpool & Wolverinehas been certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a healthy 80% score.
Obviously it’s not all positive, and Rotten Tomatoes' Top Critics seem a little harsher on the MCU’s latest outing, but the house of the mouse is likely thrilled given the scores for some of the most recent Marvel films (cough likeAnt-Man and The Wasp: Quantumaniacough).
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Even some of the most positive reviews do have a little bit of a backhanded tone to them however, such as Richard Roeper’s 3/4 review forthe Chicago Sun-Timesthat statedDeadpool & Wolverineis “all great fun, and it’s just enough to overcome the uninspired direction, mid-level special effects and hit-and-miss humor.”
Mick LaSalle’s 2.5/4 review forthe San Francisco Chroniclewas equally hit-and-miss, proclaiming that the film is “definitely not for everybody, but even a non-fan stumbling into the theater accidentally will find whole sections here to enjoy.”
Harsher reviewers were decidedly less gentle in pulling their punches though.
Clarisse Loughrey’s 2/5 reviewfor The Independent isone of the film’s harshest critical appraisals. “Deadpool & Wolverine is as much fun as you can conceivably have at a corporate merger meeting”, wrote Loughrey, who was previously very positive in her4/5 review forThe Marvels.
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David Rooney forthe Hollywood Reporterwas equally scathing, noting that “for the core audience, the gags will be reward enough, even if the rest of us might squirm as the sloppily staged action grows repetitive,”
Based on the consensus, it seems if you’re going intoDeadpool & Wolverineexpecting a reference filled, silly adventure, then you’ll likely not leave the theatre disappointed.
Topics:Marvel,Disney
