20 Greatest Performances In Superhero Movies
18. Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool (Deadpool)
After getting the character so wrong in 2009's outrageously awful X-Men Origins: Wolverine (though it wasn't at all his fault), Ryan Reynolds got a rare chance at a do-over with his belated effort to actually do the R-rated superhero justice.
In a fully self-deprecating performance that admits his previous failures while making the most of his quick-fire wit and charm, 2016's new and improved Deadpool is unquestionably one of the most authentic translations of a superhero from page to screen (though he'd disagree with that "superhero" label).
Plus, who else has agreed to star in a superhero movie where they get pegged by their love interest character (Morena Baccarin)? That commands a certain respect, and with Reynolds' brilliantly fearless performance, cements that it's the character he was born to play.