Deadpool & Wolverine Review: Is the MCU Back? 

The third instalment and Deadpool’s entry into the MCU is one of the better superhero movies made in 2024. And by Marvel recently. Deadpool & Wolverine is everything you expect it to be. It highlights the moral ambiguity of the two titular characters, Deadpool and Wolverine, who encounter dangerous territory without a clue in sight of what to do. It’s both tedious and hilarious to watch two very similar yet very different characters be around each other in a convoluted plot that could’ve almost made sense. 

Deadpool & Wolverine: A Summary of Nonsense 

Wade Wilson, also known as Deadpool, is in search of himself after losing many things. We witness him trying to join different teams just to be useful in some way, but with no result. He tries to live a normal life, but just like in every superhero movie, that never lasts. He is dragged to the Time Variance Authority (TVA), which offers him a position but at a great price. Deadpool doesn’t really play by the rules that don’t suit him, so instead, he seeks the help of a variant of Wolverine. Unfortunately, he gets the worst version of Wolverine, and TVA sends them to the void. The unknown dangers of the void don’t particularly make much sense, but it’s funny to see the two bicker in the only way they know: gory violence. To be fair, the two slice at each other too many times in the film. It could be an enemies-to-lovers plot if it weren’t made by Marvel. But we did get a lot of fan service. Many forgotten Marvel characters from older movies and new debuts make an appearance. These appearances, thankfully, didn’t feel too forced. It made enough sense that I said, “Oh hey, it’s them,” in pleasant surprise. The ending of the film is quite emotional but underwhelming. 

Deadpool & Wolverine fight each other within 10 minutes of meeting each other

The Morality of Deadpool and Revisiting Wolverine After Years 

As mentioned earlier, Deadpool would do anything to be useful. He is forced to question whether he needs to do this or if people need him to do it. But truly, what’s wrong with doing something for yourself, even if you’re a superhero? I guess that might be the point of Deadpool’s character: The humanity behind a superhero who never wanted to be one. After all, he was just a guy with terminal cancer who just wanted to live. Now, he can’t even die if he wanted to. Something Wolverine harshly reminds him of. In the end, he proves he is capable of selflessness and fixing things. Wolverine, on the other hand, is the worst version of himself, and he ends up being dragged back into a situation he didn’t ask for either. He’s forced to live up to the best version (or variant) of himself. But rather, it’s a lesson in forgiveness, too.

Deadpool & Wolverine trapped together in the void

Does the movie actually make much sense? 

Not really, when you think about it after watching it. While the movie has great potential to use the multiverse in a better way, it just doesn’t land on it. They barely explain the mechanics and the powers of the new characters. Some villains are much too powerful without much backstory or a real Achilles’ heel. It starts feeling too convenient and lazy on the writers’ part. The saving grace is that the villain remains bad to the bone, which makes it a challenge for two powerful characters like our mains. So, is the MCU back to form? Honestly, not really, but it was almost a good chance for it to be back. The MVP of the movie is definitely Dogpool, though. 

Deadpool & Wolverine with Dogpool