'Deadpool and Wolverine' Is the Worst MCU Movie Ever--Here's Why

Now that 2024 is drawing to a close, many of us are reflecting on all the films that came out in theaters this year. But it’s fair to say that the one that left a bigger impression than most is Deadpool & Wolverine, the third entry in the Deadpool series and the titular Merc With a Mouth’s first-ever appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Deadpool & Wolverine follows X-Men Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) and Logan (Hugh Jackman) as they work together to save the world, traversing the Multiverse as they go.

The film received wide critical praise and grossed over $1 billion worldwide, becoming the 20th-highest-grossing film of all time, the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, and the second-highest-grossing film of 2024. But while the latest MCU entry is a great film and indeed one of the best blockbusters of the year, it’s easily the worst movie in the franchise.

Before you get ready to unload a Wade Wilson-inspired tirade in the comments, hear us out. We don’t mean to say that the epic comic book crossover flick is a bad movie, but rather that it isn’t an MCU movie. For that reason, it’s by far the worst one of them all.

Deadpool & Wolverine makes no mystery out of the fact that it is, first and foremost, a Fox X-Men movie rather than an MCU movie. Not only does it star two X-Men in the lead roles, is a love letter to the X-Men film series, but it also wraps a nice little bow on the Fox era during a mid-credits montage that plays to Green Day’s emotional hit, “Good Riddance”.

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In addition to the likes of Sabretooth (Tyler Mane) from X-Men (2000) and Laura/X-23 (Dafne Keen) from Logan (2017), Deadpool & Wolverine features appearances from several non-X-Men characters from the Fox superhero movie era, such as Johnny Storm AKA The Human Torch (Chris Evans) from Fantastic Four (2005) and its 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Elektra Natchios (Jennifer Garner) from Daredevil (2003) and Elektra (2005), and Blade (Wesley Snipes) from the movie trilogy of the same name.

In fact, other than Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan, there are no major MCU cameos in sight–at least not in addition to the on-screen footage that Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen) plays at his TVA (Time Variance Authority) branch for Wade, which amounts to nothing more than actual movie footage of the Avengers (Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, The Hulk, etc.) from past MCU films (with the exception of a certain scene featuring Wade and Thor).

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Then, of course, there are all the fourth-wall jokes about the MCU. Sure, such gags are nothing new for Deadpool but they still make it all the more difficult to imagine his films as actually being part of the long-running Marvel franchise. As such, it’s impossible to answer the question as to whether or not the Deadpool films are even canon.

With the exception of the equally-fourth-wall-breaking Disney+ television series, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, the Marvel Cinematic Universe takes canon pretty seriously. Of course, Deadpool doesn’t, because, it’s nothing more than a spoof or a send-up (think Airplane!, Naked Gun, or Hot Shots!). Great superhero movies, sure, but parodies, nonetheless.

If anything, Deadpool & Wolverine is a sequel to Logan–but even that’s a highly questionable statement considering all the aforementioned points about the nature of the Deadpool films.

So, what exactly is the latest Marvel film? Well, we suppose it’s a sort of hybrid. Yes, it marks the end of the Fox era in film following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox Studios in 2019, while also paving the way for new possibilities for the MCU where these characters are concerned, but ultimately, the answer doesn’t matter, because it’s intended as nothing more than a whole lot of fun. Is canon really more important than entertainment?

Where Can I Watch Deadpool & Wolverine?

Deadpool & Wolverine is now streaming on Disney+.

You can also buy the film on several digital platforms, including Prime Video, iTunes, and Microsoft Store in the UK, and Prime Video, iTunes and other digital retailers in the US.

Check out the trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine below:

Deadpool & Wolverine stars Ryan Reynolds (Wade Wilson/Deadpool), Hugh Jackman (Logan/Wolverine), Emma Corrin (Cassandra Nova), Matthew Macfadyen (Mr Paradox), Morena Baccarin (Vanessa Carlysle), Rob Delaney (Peter Wisdom), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al), Karan Soni (Dopinder), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead), Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio), Stefan Kapičić (Colossus), Jennifer Garner (Elektra Natchios), Wesley Snipes (Blade), Channing Tatum (Gambit), and Daphne Keen (Laura/X-23).

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