With great power comes great irresponsibility.

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Karen Soni, Michael Benyaer, Stefan Kapicic, Brianna Hildebrand, Leslie Uggams, Gina Carano, Jed Rees

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"I had another Liam Neeson nightmare. I kidnapped his daughter and he just wasn't having it... They made three of those movies. At some point you have to wonder if he's just a bad parent." - Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool

Why watch this? The genre was stale, and this adventure into crass really lightened things up.

Plot Summary: We are immediately introduced to Deadpool, the impervious red-tights-sporting, mercenary who flips, slashes, shots, and annoyingly quips his way through a group of bad guys. The foul-mouthed hero does take several opportunities to flashback to major events: his life as a merc, his cancer, his mutation origin, and his girlfriend, the lovely Vanessa, a hooker, you guessed it, with a heart of gold - their chemistry is red hot.

Dad's Preview:  This film manages to spoof a ton of super-hero tropes, yet somehow not become a parody film. We get to meet the wise-cracking, 4th-window-breaking, anti-hero and love every minute of it. The fight scenes are very funny, and the flashbacks do a great service to the lead character. A lot of the credit rests with Reynolds himself. He pulls the role off and is clearly having a blast. It's undeniably infectious. But be warned this is not a comic-book movie for young kids.

Marvel Studios, Maximum Effort, 21 Laps Ent.; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures