Free Guy (2020), Jodie Comer, Ryan Reynolds, 20th Century Fox
Free Guy stars Ryan Reynolds as a bank teller who realises that he’s actually an NPC (Non Player Character) inside a brutal, open world video game.
Directed by Shawn Levy, additional key cast includes Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Joe Keery.
By this point, I think that Reynolds must be the busiest actor right now. Right away, I like the Howrey/Reynolds dynamic. I’m also curious about how well the Reynolds/Coma chemistry will work.
I personally don’t play video games. As such, I had to look up the meaning of NPC, but the premise is interesting and I like Reynolds, so I’m definitely watching at some point.
Britne Oldford, Owen Burke, Aaron W Reed, Leah Procito, Jamaal Burcher and Kenneth Israel also star.
Director Michael Bay’s latest action/thriller stars Ryan Reynolds, Dave Franco, Ben Hardy and Mélanie Laurent.
The story centres around six agents who decide to fake their own deaths and form an elite vigilante squad in order to eliminate notorious criminals.
I’m excited. Are you excited? I’m excited, mainly because of Reynolds, the good looking action sequences and also the Reynolds and Franco dynamic.
Adria Arjona, Corey Hawkins, Shubham Saraf, Bahara Golestani, Payman Maadi, Hélène Cardona, Lior Raz, Sebastian Roché, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Sitara Attaie and James Murray also star.
What is Once Upon A Deadpool? I hear you ask. Simply a PG-13 version of 2018’s Deadpool 2, of course! But it’s not just that – because, as confirmed by 20th Century Fox and Ryan Reynolds himself, Fred Savage appears in new scenes in a homage to Savage’s starring role in the 1987 bedtime-story classic The Princess Bride.
Also, for every ticket sold, $1 will go to the charity Fudge Cancer – previously known as F*** Cancer, who have graciously changed their name to be more PG-13 friendly for the 12 days of Once Upon A Deadpool’s release.
I’m watching for the new scenes and to find out how much fun can still be had without the R-rated content.
Set in a world where people collect pocket monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, Justice Smith (Jurassic World – Fallen Kingdom (2018) is a boy who meets an intelligent monster named Pikachu who wants to be a detective.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu is directed by Rob Letterman while Ryan Reynolds voices Pikachu.
I personally know of Pikachu but I don’t know much about Pokemon. I’m mostly curious because I rather like Smith; even though I’ve only ever seen him in Jurassic World – Falling Kingdom.
It probably goes without saying, but Reynolds’s involvement is another reason I’m watching.
Suki Waterhouse, Bill Nighy, Kathryn Newton, Rita Ora, Chris Geere, Ken Watanabe, Karan Soni and Kadiff Kirwan also star.
Having been introduced to Deadpool’s story in the 2016 movie, in this David Leitch-directed sequel, our favourite wisecracking, foul-mouthed mutant is battling new personal demons, while also trying to protect a young boy with untamed supernatural abilities.
Starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz, Morena Baccarin and Julian Dennison, Deadpool 2 is very much a fun action movie worth seeing.
All the elements that made the first film great, including the humorous dialogue and cool action sequences, are present in this sequel. Except that this time, we have the addition of some fun new characters, my favourite of them being Domino (Beetz).
What I liked immediately about Deadpool 2 is the James Bond-style opening theme song and accompanying visuals. The second thing I fell in love with was Domino’s general cool factor, which had me dreaming about a stand-alone film.
Then came the crazy ‘baby legs’ scene, followed by the moving moment towards the end. Overall, I’ll probably remember Deadpool 2 most for just being a good action movie and sequel. I’ll also hold it dearly in my heart for reminding me of how beautiful language is, particularly when, in this movie, I was introduced to the phrase ‘prison wallet’ and what it means. And yes, I definitely laughed afresh as I typed the words.
As for the question of whether Deadpool 2 is better than Deadpool? I think they’re both good movies. Though I would add that the original likely has the edge since the style and foul-mouth wisecracking was refreshingly new for the superhero movie genre, when it was released.
So, watch it because you loved the first movie. As such, this one is unlikely to disappoint.
