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But the character’s simply not very well written, forcing Lawrence to lean on her own smart-ass persona to get laughs that McKay’s script hasn’t earned.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
Deadpool & Wolverine proves that Marvel capitalizes on a market of obnoxious, smart-ass adolescents (and adults) insatiable for sarcasm.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2024
In the comics, the X-Men–adjacent smart-ass and alter ego of professional assassin Wade Wilson was known for being horribly disfigured, handy with weapons, impossible to kill, and even more impossible to shut up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
For your kindness that somehow surpasses even your coolness, for your drive, your creativity, your A+ stink-eye and your smart-ass sense of humor.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
Deadpool & Wolverine proves that Marvel capitalizes on a market of obnoxious, smart-ass adolescents (and adults) insatiable for sarcasm.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2024
In the comics, the X-Men–adjacent smart-ass and alter ego of professional assassin Wade Wilson was known for being horribly disfigured, handy with weapons, impossible to kill, and even more impossible to shut up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
For your kindness that somehow surpasses even your coolness, for your drive, your creativity, your A+ stink-eye and your smart-ass sense of humor.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
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“Smart-ass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smart-ass. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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