Once Upon a Deadpool
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: December 12, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Film ThreatAlan NgJan 27, 2019
The basic story structure is still intact, but with a significant portion of the blood and gore removed. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicKerry LengelDec 12, 2018
OK, maybe they cut a couple seconds out of that scene where Deadpool gets ripped in half, but the movie's sardonically gruesome sensibility remains intact. Read full review
75
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeDec 12, 2018
Reynolds has this drily ironic fourth-wall business down pat, and Savage makes for an entertaining foil. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerDec 12, 2018
So what if it's a story we've seen already this year? It's still a blast, and with added Savage it manages to be a good-hearted cash-in that retains the original's mix of emotion and acerbic humor while providing a hilarious commentary on the film itself. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliDec 12, 2018
Once Upon a Deadpool is as crass a cash-grab as one is likely to find, but at least the filmmakers/studio are upfront about their motivations. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiDec 12, 2018
Those not on the Deadpool bandwagon already will probably not be converted by this version and those who are fans may find it to be a vaguely interesting curio they'll watch once. Read full review
50
IGNWitney SeiboldJan 3, 2019
Once Upon a Deadpool is a cute idea that doesn't live up to its potential, leaving audiences with little more than a less interesting version of a better movie they might have loved. Read full review
50
The PlaylistWill AshtonJan 3, 2019
If nothing else, Once Upon a Deadpool is an experiment that’s interesting in theory, but it doesn’t prove fruitful in terms of execution. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriDec 17, 2018
It feels like overkill. It is overkill. But then again, isn’t that what the Deadpool films are all about? Once Upon a Deadpool, in that sense, feels very much of a piece with the overall series. It’s a sick, dumb joke that you can’t help but laugh at. And as soon as you do, you feel bad about falling for the gag. I wish I could f-[bleep] this movie. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeDec 12, 2018
In the end, the whole clean-up project is as shrug-worthy as most of the "Unrated Director's Cut!" edits that go the other direction on home video, promising more nudity and gore but changing little of consequence. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreDec 12, 2018
The inserts are almost all funny, but they stop the picture dead in its tracks. Repeatedly. Read full review
42
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonDec 12, 2018
Once Upon a Deadpool doesn’t offer nearly enough new gags to justify its cheeky family-cut re-release. Sure, the bits they add are great – Fred Savage’s hostage situation with Deadpool should have been a cool third of the film – but in the end, it’s a retread as limp as one of Wade Wilson’s re-growing limbs. Read full review
40
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoDec 12, 2018
Once Upon A Deadpool supports the worthiest of causes, but "PG-13 Deadpool 2" is a much duller, hacked-up sequel than this year's *already inflated* R-rated release. Read full review
33
IndieWireKate ErblandDec 12, 2018
It's all a shell of itself, with Fred Savage on hand to occasionally note how weird this all is. Read full review
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