An amble through The Room of Reviews here at FC HQ might spark the notion that Deadpool 2 would end up, well, dead in the pool. Now, with similar maturity but higher intelligence, this version of The People’s Elbow on pop culture successfully blends the wit with the daft. And we are left to wade in a puddle of insignificance and wonder if we have gotten younger.

Captained by the rejuvenated and reincarnated funnyman, Deadpool/Wilson (Reynolds), and anchored by FC favorites, Collins/Firefist (Dennison) and Summers/Cable (Brolin), we sit on the precipice of impending humor for the duration as Deadpool’s inability to die combats his desire to perish. This quirky narrative overflows with sarcasm and leads to unique physical comedy as DP’s morbid humor and humility thankfully replace his initial tiresome arrogance.

This transition surfaces perfectly as Deadpool high dives into the gags and his newly assembled team skydives into a hilarious attempt at heroism; all prefaced by the revelation of Domino’s (Beetz) fortunate superpower. And Dopinder (Soni) is always present to steal scenes with heightened ambitions and general charm.

To the probable joy of Deadpool himself, DP2, falls just short of the FC Elite with 4.37 napkins out of 5.

Here at FC HQ, theorizing the infinite combinations in Infinity War has whipped our offices into complete chaos. And with parallel story lines intersecting all over the galaxy, how, in the name of Blaise Pascal, can a watchable film be the product? But, gasp, this film defies the math.

From the go, the futility of The Avengers in the face of Thanos (Brolin) is cocooned in the fantastic villainry of Ebony Maw (Vaghan-Lawlor) whose intelligence and metaphysical mastery are visually stunning and the perfect complement to his arrogant condescension. The new, and humorous, Thor (Hemsworth) paired with the Guardians forces Quill (Pratt) to summon his machismo but our eye was fixed to the gadgetry and hilarity of Rocket (Cooper) as he internalizes Thor’s species knowledge deficiencies.

Even more alluring is Stark (Downey Jr.) settling into his best performance in the entire series. Our tenured and quippy hero refreshingly folds into a practical leader rather than a bogarter of scenes as he rears one of our favorites, Parker (Holland), through the Avenger ranks.

It’s a wild ride through galaxy but we aren’t Chris Tucker-ed and unaware of what just hit us. This Avengers installment captures 4.1 infinity napkins out of 5.