This post contains spoilers forDeadpool & Wolverine.
But by the end of the movie, Gambit is a full-on superhero in his own right.
AndDeadpool & Wolverineis just one of the stories that reestablished the Ragin Cajuns status as one ofMarvelsmost reliable characters.
Its a Gambit renaissance occurring across comics, cartoons, and cinema.
I just really like killing.
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The comic begins with Gambits admission, and its among the most ridiculous.
Im… not actually French, admits a character the comic already told readers is 20 years dated.
Its why I always just pepper easy French words like oui and chere with English.
I just wanted to sound cool…
Contrast that to the currentUncanny X-Menongoing byGail Simoneand David Marquez.
I love that Rogue and Gambit are central to it because their romance is super hot, Simone said.
In his greatest moment, Gambit stands down the massive Sentinel attacking the mutant-ruled island of Genosha.
Gambits swagger pauses when the Sentinel pierces him with a metallic tentacle, but only for a moment.
The camera cuts to a close-up of his blood-stained mouth, which slides into a characteristic smirk.
The names Gambit, he tells the genocidal robot.
Timeless Cool
Initially, GambitsDeadpool & Wolverineappearance seems ready to set back the Cool-O-Meter.
Thats good, Deadpool observes, with typical snark.
Even in that scene, however, Tatum begins to bring a bit of charm to the joke.
Yet it is Tatums Gambit who earns the laugh by adding, Or never learned about us.
That richness marks Tatums take on Gambit throughout the movie.
As demonstrated inLogan Luckyand theMagic Mikefilms, Tatum excels at grafting affable charm onto a movie star body.
He doesnt have the aggressive charisma of, say, aTom Cruiseor evenDwayne Johnson.
Rather his charisma is derived from a laid back personality that draws people closer toward him.
Tatums effortless charm allows Gambit to be both laughable and cool, especially as the movie progresses.
In an action sequence that is tediously directed, weve got to admit this moment looks cool.
So cool, in fact, that starRyan Reynoldsreleased a deleted sceneto grateful and excited fans.
The scene finds Gambits body in the wreckage of the battle on Cassandra Novas hordes.
Deadpool & Wolverine is now streaming on Disney+.
