Deadpool & Wolverine finally hits theaters on July 26, but how is it faring with critics? Reviews for the film from media outlets are now online, painting a picture of the movie’s critical reception.
Here at GameSpot, our Deadpool & Wolverine review scored the film a 4/10. Reviewer Phil Owen said, “Deadpool & Wolverine is the worst Deadpool movie.” On GameSpot sister site Metacritic, Deadpool & Wolverine has an aggregate score of 54 right now based on 45 reviews. The movie has an 81% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 144 reviews. Both Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018) have higher aggregate review scores on Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes.
As always, whether or not you enjoy a film may not have anything to do with what the critics might say. Read on to see a breakdown of some of the Deadpool & Wolverine reviews from across the internet.
Deadpool & Wolverine is the first new entry in the series since 2018’s Deadpool 2. It’s also the first entry since Disney acquired Deadpool, and the family-friendly company allowed its R rating to stay.
Shawn Levy, who previously directed Reynolds in Free Guy, directs Deadpool & Wolverine. The movie is a team-up between Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. The main villain is Cassandra Nova, played by Emma Corrin.
Deadpool & Wolverine
- Directed by: Shawn Levy
- Written by: Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
- Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Matthew Macfadyen, Morena Baccarin, Leslie Uggams, Rob Delaney, Karan Soni
- Premiere Date: July 26
- Rating: R
- Runtime: 2 hours, 7 minutes
GameSpot — 4/10
“Sure, some of the jokes were very funny, and some of the action was very good, but Deadpool & Wolverine is the worst Deadpool movie.” — Phil Owen [ Full review]
USA Today — 3.5/4
“Most of the silliness lands, and the stuff that doesn’t is enveloped by the total chaos, anyway. That’s all to be expected with Deadpool around. The meat of the matter, surprisingly, is the loving closure given to the Fox movie run, plus a reminder how much an unleashed Jackman rules now, and always did.” — Brian Truitt [ Full review]
The Irish Times — 1/5
“One star for this awful, awful pile of puerile, snarky parody… after two hours of this infantile mugging, one is left longing for the genuinely upending humour of the Batman TV series from 60 years ago. Awful. Just awful.” — Donald Clarke [ Full review]
New York Post — 3.5/4
“While retaking its cinematic crown will be a challenge, Deadpool & Wolverine is a giant, promising step forward for the franchise. Director Shawn Levy’s laugh-a-second movie is easily the best Marvel has delivered since 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, and provides similarly nostalgic pleasures in its whiplash-inducing number of retro cameos–none of which I’ll spoil, for fear of my own life.” — Johnny Oleksinski [ Full review]
Los Angeles Times — 5/10
“While it will likely amuse its target audience of geeks and the terminally online, Deadpool & Wolverine is a whole lot of hot air and not much else.” — Katie Walsh [ Full review]
