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Let's be clear, a great movie this is not. It's not a particularly smart comedy either, as one is not entitled to expect from McBride.

It's a long chain of slapstick and bathroom comedy thrown into a fantasy setting which by itself makes it a fairly interesting mix.

All the anachronisms and ireverence work in its favor although quite a few of its jokes have aged poorly. It's a fun ride, but one has to know that the middle part (the journey) is it's best, with a slow start and a downright boring and empty ending.

It's not something that lends itself to multiple viewings as the really funny moments that are also memorable are few and far between but a fun ride particularly for fantasy fans nonetheless.

It's hard reviewing movies that depict real events.

On one hand, compressing history into a movie it's an art in and of itself. There's no expectation of detailed truthfulness but at the same time there's every reason to expect accuracy in at least the broad strokes and main points.

Michael Collins, expertly portrayed by Liam Neeson manages by and large to keep to those broad points of historical accuracy and yet it fails in a couple of unforgivable details that take away from the movie in the eyes of Irish history aficionados.

First is Ned Broy's fate - which is far from reality. It's unforgivable because Ned Broy later has an important role in the formation of Ireland as a state. Artistically it is unforgivable because it's meant to inject cheap drama in an already tense movie whereas there were plenty of other ways to achieve it while staying true to facts.

Second is the relationship between De Valera and Collins, whose disagreements are portrayed as an all out public conflict (which did happen in the wake of Treaty but they collaborated well enough before) going in so far as to hint that Michael's demise was orchestrated by De Valera (which is historically false).

The best thing about Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool movies are that it doesn't take itself serious. There's none of the artificial gravitas surrounding the Avengers movies - whose problem is that doing it one too many times, it loses its impact.

In Deadpool (except for #2), the threat at hand takes a step back behind characters and works mostly as a vehicle for jokes - often the threat itself is the punchline.

It's a fun ride and nothing more, but what a ride it is!

The chemistry between Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds is undeniable.

The fan service is outstanding - being served a barrage of blasts from the past (Elektra, Blade, the original Sabretooth, Toad, etc) as well as giving a face to notable names skipped so far (Gambit) not to mention the jokes poked at the former 20th Century Fox Ltd, Marvel itself, Avengers (they discovered shawarma, didn't they?) and so on.

It's delightful - though not perfect by far and honestly to truly appreciate all the details you definitely benefit from seeing at least some X-Men, some Avengers and the Loki series, which while to be expected is definitely something that works against the movie standing on its own.