Deadpool 2

In this sequel to Deadpool, "Merc with a Mouth" Wade Wilson is doing what he does (killing bad guys with amazing skills and snarky comments) while also looking to settle down and start a family. When his girlfriend is killed, though, he is determined to join her in death, but his superhero 'curse' (accelerated healing) makes that difficult. A vision shows him that he remains for a purpose, and he makes it his mission to help the X-men with a misguided mutant, Firefist, who is terrorizing his abusive orphanage overseers and placed under arrest. But things get complicated fast . . . Cable, a mutant from the future, arrives and claims that Firefist becomes a monster and must be killed. Fighting both his nature and Cable, Deadpool is forced to figure out fast what it means to be a part of that dreaded 'f' word . . . family.

This movie is like the first one: a snarky, unfiltered, break-the-fourth wall hero whose pop-culture-laden wit is in turn hilarious and inappropriate. The movie can be violent and gross, too. And yet . . . the message (self-sacrifice, seen in several ways) is weirdly good, and the overall experience aligns with the original film: "I enjoyed that, but should I have?" Don't let your kids see it, but you might want to check it out.

Rating: A-