Movie review
Deadpool 2
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- May 15, 2018
- Age Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 120 min
Where to Watch
United States · Last checked 5/12/2026
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Breakdown
Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Deadpool 2.
Representation / casting choices
Race and design changes to Domino from her pale-skinned comic version plus visible lesbian relationship between Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio in a 2018 blockbuster.
Political / ideological dialogue
Crude, irreverent jokes frequently poke at social norms and sensitivities, but no lectures, activist speeches, or sustained ideological arguments.
Identity-driven story themes
Background queer couple provides clear LGBTQ visibility; core story stays on grief, redemption, and stopping a future threat with zero focus on race, gender, or identity as plot drivers.
Institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist framing of patriarchy, toxic masculinity, capitalism, colonialism, or Western institutions; conflicts stay personal and comic-book level.