Deadpool 2: 8 Lessons It Must Learn From The Original Film

5. Give The Secondary Characters More To Do

Given the budget and the constraints placed on this movie, and the fact that its only real star is Ryan Reynolds (because that's all they could afford?), it's understandable - to some extent - that the secondary characters didn't really get all that much to do. But as a result, a lot of them felt kind of wasted and - vastly underused - in their parts. Aside from Wade Wilson, Deadpool himself, the rest of the cast - with the possible exception of Ajax, purely because he's in a lot of scenes and therefore lingers in your memory in the aftermath (to a degree) - fail to leave much of a lasting impression. T.J. Miller is a great choice for Weasel, but the movie doesn't really do anything to cement his friendship with Deadpool in our minds; Morena Baccarin's Vanessa only really gets one worthwhile scene, and then she's used as a mere plot device for the rest of the picture; Gina Carano, as Angel Dust, gets nothing interesting to do except throw a few punches. Deadpool 2's mission, should it choose to except it, is to make these secondary players far more three-dimensional characters. Give them actual stuff to do, as opposed to "sit around" or "be rescued" or "get into a fight." In a franchise that should be embracing these types, deconstructing them and therefore bringing them to life, poor characterisation isn't forgivable. Deadpool 2 need to focus on everyone - not just Deadpool.