Horst_In_Translation Review of Céline Dion: Ashes

Céline Dion: Ashes (2018 Music Video)

The song is amazing, everything else is not

[6/10 · 5 August 2018]

Here we have "Ashes" the music video for the 2018 song by Canadian artist Celine Dion who had her 50th birthday this year. The reason this song and video are so popular is because it is closely linked to the new Deadpool 2 movie and Ryan Reynolds appears in here on several occasions and also we see scenes from the film. Also the director is David Leitch, who also directed the superhero blockbuster I just mentioned. Well, what can i say about this one here. If you like Deadpool more than me, then you will probably like these under 4 minutes more than I did. It's a very subjective rating this time. The end of it all is typical Deadpool comedy, but actually he is right. Dion is indeed too good for the entire thing. Everything before that were moments when I was surprised how something so closely related to Deadpool actually does take itself seriously as Reynolds' character is probably the one character who could not take himself less seriously, even compared to clowns like Downey jr.'s Iron Man. Anyway, overall I give this one a thumbs-down. Listen to the record by Celine dion and you have all the quality, no need to see the video as the comedy here is pretty weak in my opinion and I could not care less about the many Deadpool references. I am just not feeling this collaboration to be a success. Thanks for trying though Céline, it's definitely not your fault. Okay well lets a be a bit generous here because the song is that good and Dion nails it and Deadpool is more restrained and annoying this time and like I said, the ending kinda fits in terms of style and approach to comedy. 3 out of 5. Recommended.