Well worth a dip in this pool

And it is glorious. This is a fans’ movie. If you’ve watched all the Marvel films and know all the cliches, this is the outlet that gives you that safe space to just openly laugh at all the silliness of it.

And while the big bold stuff is funny enough, there is so much extra fun to be found in all the subtle gags and Easter eggs, the little stuff, scattered around. It is so rich and textured it is worth a second watch just to make sure you caught it all.

The cast are all excellent, from Reynolds’ crisp wisecracking delivery to Karan Soni as taxi driver Dopinder, and Stefan Kapicic as the austere and naive Colossus. They all work so well together, everyone gets a chance to shine without stumbling over one another.

Cable, however, feels strangely underdeveloped, which is odd for someone so central to the story. I never got a real sense of who he was, but this may have been partly deliberate for plot reasons.

Due to creative differences between Reynolds and the director of the first film, Tim Miller, there is a new director at the helm of this sequel, David Leitch.

Leitch is a career stuntman and stunt director, who directed the amazing action sequences in John Wick and had his feature directorial debut with the stylish Atomic Blonde.

His keen eye for action makes him an excellent choice for this.

Deadpool 2 doesn’t reward a deep analysis because it’s not a complicated film. It’s just wilfully stupid, but it is some finely crafted stupidity.

(MA15) is now showing at Village Cinemas and Cmax. Rating: