Deadpool and Wolverine Pitch Meeting: Why the Plot Holes Ryan George Spots Never Spoiled the Fun for Us

Ryan George's Deadpool and Wolverine Pitch Meeting points out plenty of holes in the plot, and our verdict is that none of them really matter. The MacGuffin, the regenerating fighters and the stakes raised on cue are all there, and yet it was easy to be fully along for the ride.

The Deadpool and Wolverine fights have no stakes, and that was the point

The pitch mocks Deadpool and Wolverine fighting when both regenerate. That was noticeable while watching it too, but from an objective standpoint "there's really no point to this fight scene other than pure unadulterated fun." Deadpool even says he is giving the fans what they want, and one of our favourite moments is the pair wrecking the Honda Odyssey.

We were also struck by how little the pitch dwells on the R rating. There's a firm belief that Ryan Reynolds pushed harder expecting cuts, and someone told us Disney only had about two notes, so audiences pretty much got a director's cut. The pitch also finally settled a question for us: pointing out your own flaw is called hanging a lantern, and this film hangs a huge one.

We had not connected the Fantastic Four trend, either. After the John Krasinski cameo people had championed for Reed Richards in Doctor Strange, Johnny Storm meets a horrible end here too.

Deadpool and Wolverine was never meant to have a deep plot

Ryan George usually points out things you did not even pick up on, but here the MacGuffin and the stakes raising are cut and dried, and it did not detract from anything. "In another film, it may have felt shallow." There was real shock coming out of the theatre at how strong the movie was.

Some people complained the plot was weak, and our response is: "What Deadpool movie has had a strong plot?" Deadpool 1 had a standard superhero plot, and this one is, as someone pointed out, a spoof movie. That there is a thread to follow at all is icing on the cake.

Hugh Jackman gives Wolverine real emotional weight

Hugh Jackman brings strong depth and emotion, and both characters get redeeming arcs and excellent emotional beats alongside clever comedy that never overdoes itself. It brought back a film school lesson on Chaplin, in a film possibly called The Kid, about making audiences laugh then cry. Deadpool welling up in his meeting with Happy Hogan, then undercutting it by saying he should save this for the big guy, had that quality. So did the diner scene, where Wolverine answers Deadpool's praise with "Well, not where I'm from." That line says so much, and the pair have dramatic chemistry as well as comic chemistry.

The short Wolverine settled an old argument

For a long time, Hugh Jackman seemed too tall to play Wolverine. The comically accurate short Wolverine shut that down, because it would look ridiculous. It's still a little sad for buff shorter actors who could play him, and there's a question of whether, once Jackman retires, someone 5'2" could at least be tried out.

Was the weak plot criticism fair, or is a Deadpool film simply not meant to be judged that way?