Deadpool 2-Kids’ Movie Review

Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is back as Deadpool; a disfigured man with superpowers. In this sequel Wade/Deadpool suffers from the loss of a loved one. He eventually decides to help a troubled young boy who’s been abused his whole life, and who is also wanted by an evil time-traveling mutant named Cable (Josh Brolin). Wade/Deadpool realizes that he’ll need some help to take on the evil villain so he brings together a group of fellow mutants and they try to save the young boys’ life.

Rating: 2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: August 21, 2018
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
Will Kids Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

• There are a lot of  pop-culture references that may go over some pre-teens’ and teens’ heads.
• The film highlights the importance of helping other and being selfless.

Sexual Content: Moderate

• We briefly see Wade’s baby genitals. In this scene his legs/pelvic are regrowing.
• Wade and his wife are shown passionately kissing.
• There are some sexual references and flirting.
• We briefly see a character’s IUD.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

• There is a lot a graphic violence throughout the film. Characters are decapitated,  tortured and crushed to death. We see limbs cut off and shot off.
• People that are crushed, impaled, run over by trucks, and burned by acidic vomit.
• There are numerous bloody injuries and explosions.
• There is a sad death scene of a main character.
• Children are abused.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

• We hear the f-word throughout the film, we also hear “s–t,” a–hole,” a–,” “d–k,” “c–t, “bitch,” and “c–k.”

Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate

• We see Wade smoking a cigarette, drinking vodka in a bar, and inhaling cocaine.

Will Kids Like It? Yes

• I interviewed some teenage boys who liked the film and thought it was funny.

Overall this is an entertaining R rated superhero film. Due to the R rating, kids under 17 must be accompanied by an adult. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and profane language throughout the film.

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