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Disclaimer: I've never read the book so my review is not about how good of an adaptation it is.

I knew this was based on a novel and had only seen the trailer. The trailer was pretty generic and that's what I expected this to be. And for the most part I was right about my assumptions. A woman falls in love with a man but soon realizes she loves her ex after he comes back into her life.

What I did not expect was the emphasis of domestic violence in this story. Unfortunately, this film treads too lightly and takes too long in revealing that it's dealing with this major topic.

The scenes of domestic violence were shown as accidents for most of the film so it wasn't apparent that these things were happening. I understand it was done intentionally to show how victims of such abuse are often in denial and repress their memories. However, I would have preferred if it was more straight forward with its intentions. Its message would have been stronger and much clearer had the scenes of abuse not been downplayed just to cater to a younger audience. I think it's important for young women to receive these lessons but minimizing these harsh realities is not the most effective way to make an impact.

As far as characters are concerned, Atlas was the most grounded. I felt more sympathy for him throughout the film than I ever did for Lily at any moment. The film did a better job at making him feel vulnerable with the effective flashbacks and backstory. And his relationship and chemistry both as a teenager and an adult was much more believable than Lily's relationship with Ryle.

Overall, the best parts of the film were the parts that dealt strictly with Atlas and Lily. Had this film not been adapted from a best-selling novel it would have never been in theaters. This is not worth the money just wait to stream it.

The production of the concert was well done with the catchy songs and performance from Saleka Shyamalan (Lady Raven). But the pacing is a bit slow in these parts as we wait for the cat and mouse game to begin. There are characters that this film could have left out like Jody's Mom (Marnie Mcphail).

This film suffers from too much plot armor. Many times, Josh Hartnett (Cooper) is surrounded and somehow gets away without being noticed. He doesn't do anything particularly cleaver to get away he just goes undetected for the sake of the story. Even the police are never suspicious of him despite them actively looking for a killer. There is even a scene when another character could have easily revealed he was the killer and had him captured as they were walking down a hall filled with cops.

The film felt like a horror movie made for preteen girls. Hartnett at times showed that he was very capable as an actor in delivering an awesome performance in this role but the script did not allow him to. For a movie about a serial killer there is barely a scene of violence in this whole film. Cooper is called "the butcher" and not a single person gets killed in this film. Some movies are not meant to be pg-13 and this was one of them.

The premise for this movie almost feels pointless once it is revealed how the police were made aware that Cooper would be at this concert.

Overall, this isn't a very memorable film and just another film by M. Night Shyamalan that I will not be revisiting.

This film was definitely made with the fans in mind. It loads up on the nostalgia with an assortment of cameos from previous films and a few other surprise characters. While the plot is the weakest part of the whole movie, it is easy to forget the story while watching it because there is so much going on. The constant jokes and breaking of the fourth wall kept things entertaining and lighthearted. But there were tons of sexual references that might be off putting to some if they are not into raunchy jokes. The violence and gore made for some cool fight scenes. The music didn't always work but that intro has to be one of the most memorable.

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's chemistry is over the top. This often felt like a buddy cop film with the constant banter between the two and it worked perfectly. Of the two characters, Wolverine had the more interesting story. Deadpool on the other hand had a very simple motive that made his story and purpose in this film feel like an afterthought.

This film lacked the tension it needed to make it feel like there was a lot at stake. Part of the problem was that the villain never truly felt threatening. The film drags for too long before the villain is put in a position to become a threat. By the time this happens the story is nearing its predictable conclusion.

While this film wasn't perfect, fans will now have a sense of hope for the future of the MCU. The multiverse allowed for the introduction of Wolverine into this universe without tarnishing the previous Logan (2017) story. This film also sets up so many possibilities involving Wolverine and the X-men in the future. In conclusion, this film is one of the most impactful films in the MCU and it does it with nonstop entertainment.