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In "Deadpool & Wolverine," the superhero movie finally accepts itself for what it is
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This image released by 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios shows Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan, left, and Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson in a scene from "Deadpool & Wolverine."
It's no surprise then, as fans have come to expect, that the long-anticipated "Deadpool & Wolverine" further embraces its fourth wall-breaking self-awareness — even as it looks increasingly and more earnestly like the superhero movie blueprint it loves to exploit.