While Kate Mara does a lovely job and the addition of some pretty heavy hitting stars in each supporting role was a treat, the
single major action sequence left me wanting more.
John Wick and Atomic Blonde «s David Leitch is taking over directing duties from Tim Miller and with the presumed thought that Fox is increasing the budget from «throw away money for a silly movie» to «wow, we did not expect this much of a hit so here's plenty to work with» sequel money, Deadpool 2 will likely have a lot more than a handful of locations and two
major action sequences to work with.
As director, Ryan Coogler not only is effective with
the major action sequences that these movies are known for, but he also knows how to give us intimate moments of conflict and emotion.
This major action sequence manages to include every important superhero in the Marvel pantheon (besides Hulk and Thor) without ever feeling confusing, disorienting or impersonal.
As for me, if I find great actors far from compelling, a plethora of jokes that elicit few honest laughs, special effects that look tacky and unconvincing, and
some major action sequences that threaten to lull me to sleep rather than raise my pulse rate, I'd find it a misfire under any circumstance.
This sets up two
major action sequences, one in which they try and infiltrate a casino Mission: Impossible - style and a crazy car chase through the streets of Monaco.
EXTRAS: In addition to an audio commentary by director Brett Ratner and producer Beau Flynn, there's an introduction to the film from Ratner and Dwayne Johnson, featurettes on the characters, weapons and specials effects, a behind - the - scenes look at filming one of
the major actions sequences and 15 deleted / extended scenes.
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the major action sequences.