As the film's audience and the box office numbers can attest, there's ample room in the movie marketplace for R-rated superhero adventures like director David Leitch's "Deadpool 2," an outrageously entertaining sequel to the 2016 worldwide blockbuster "Deadpool."
Gleefully trying to outdo the original, "Deadpool 2" serves up a veritable smorgasbord of pop-culture and comic-book references, from James Bond to X-Men. There's a hit-miss quality to that, but enough of them connect to ensure that this proudly R-rated action vehicle won't leave many of the fans who helped will it into existence feeling disappointed.
The box office reign of "Avengers: Infinity War" has come to an end thanks to a raunchy mercenary.
