Deadpool & Wolverine has been certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes – but its score doesn’t rank among the MCU’s best movies.
Secondly, it marks the long-awaited introduction of Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth, years after Disney’s takeover of 20th Century Fox. Thirdly, it sees the return of Hugh Jackman’sWolverineafter parting ways with the character in the brilliant Logan.
Has it lived up to the hype? According to its Rotten Tomatoes score, the answer seems to be yes – but the response has been mixed.
Deadpool & Wolverine currently has an 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes, coming after 141 reviews.
That means it’s officially fresh…however, it’s worth remembering exactly how Rotten Tomatoes works. That doesn’t mean it’s an 8/10 across the board – it means 80% of critics have given it a positive enough review that it can be classified as fresh, while the others were more negative.
For example, IndieWire’sreviewhas been listed as fresh, but it also says “Deadpool makes a very persuasive case that this should be the last superhero movie ever made.”
It’s currently tied with Captain America: The First Avenger in 20th place on the MCU’s Rotten Tomatoes ranking. The top 20 movies are:
It got four stars from Dexerto. In ourDeadpool & Wolverine review, we called it “a must-see MCU experience; giddy, gruesome, and more emotional than you’d expect. Its issues play second fiddle to the nostalgia and shameless joy you’ll feel in the cinema. In other words, let’s f**king go.”
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Before it hits cinemas tomorrow, July 25, make sure you read our breakdown of theMarvel movies in order,the X-Men timeline, and our ranking of thebest superhero moviesever made.
Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
