Deadpool (2016)
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A wisecracking mercenary with a deadly healing factor seeks revenge against the man who gave him his powers.
The story
Wade Wilson, a mercenary with a scarred appearance and a healing factor, seeks out the man responsible for his condition. After being betrayed by a mysterious recruiter who promised a cure for his terminal cancer, Wade becomes the vigilante known as Deadpool. He embarks on a quest to find the man named Ajax, who orchestrated his transformation. Along the way, he navigates a world of high-stakes action and humor while trying to navigate his complicated relationship with his fiancée, Vanessa, who is unaware of his true condition or his current mission.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The vigilante Deadpool, Wade Wilson, embushes Ajax and his convoy on an expressway. The film reveals his backstory: after being discharged from special forces, he became a mercenary and fell in love with Vanessa. Diagnosed with terminal cancer, he accepted an experimental treatment from a recruiter. The treatment, administered by Ajax, gave him a healing factor but left him horribly scarred. After being left for dead by Ajax, Wade becomes the vigilante 'Deadpool' and lives with a blind woman named Al. He hunts down Ajax's associates to find the cure. During the final confrontation, he is joined by the X-Men's Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead. After a battle on a falling Helicarrier, Wade kills Ajax and learns there is no cure. He eventually reconciles with Vanessa after she sees his face. The film ends with a post-credits scene where Wade parodies Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
- First release year
- 2016
- Runtime (minutes)
- 108
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Tim Miller
- Writers
- Rhett Reese · writer; Paul Wernick · writer
- Cast and characters
- Ryan Reynolds · Wade Wilson / Deadpool; Morena Baccarin · Vanessa Carlysle; Ed Skrein · Francis Freeman / Ajax; T.J. Miller · Weasel; Gina Carano · Angel Dust; Brianna Hildebrand · Negasonic Teenage Warhead; Leslie Uggams · Blind Al; Karan Soni · Dopinder
- Genres
- superhero; action; comedy
- Themes
- identity; revenge
- Tone and mood
- humorous; violent; meta
- Setting
- Modern day, various locations including a scrapyard and a Helicarrier.
- Premise and plot tags
- anti-hero; superhero; origin story
- Source material / true-story basis
- Marvel Comics
- Franchise connections
- X-Men
- Content notes
- violence
- Reception
- The film was a critical and commercial success, praised for its style, action, and performance, while some critics found the plot formulaic.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 65 · scale: 100 · review count: 49
- Production trivia
- The character Colossus was a solely CGI creation.; The film's production was filmed in Vancouver under the working title Wham!.
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