Marvel antihero is dead in the water
Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool is the new clown prince of the superhero genre but the characterisation and plot lack heft.
SAYS the refreshingly brash, uncontrollably potty-mouth-ed and irritatingly smug mutant mercenary whose origins story bursts to glorious, mother-(expletive deleted) life in the film that bears his name: "I may be super, but I'm no hero."
By the end of Deadpool viewers will have witnessed plenty of superhero-like evidence to the contrary, along with an edginess and moral ambiguity that sets him apart from the average spandex-wearing do-gooder.
Until now, Deadpool (the character) has been mostly on the cinematic sidelines, watching his higher-profile Marvel Comics brethren bask in the blockbuster limelight. He made a brief appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) but his close-up comes after spending years in development hell - and he's bent on making up for lost time.
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