'The Suicide Squad' Review Thread

Rotten Tomatoes: 97% (39 reviews) with 7.90 in average ratingMetacritic: 77/100 (21 reviews)As with other movies, the scores are set to change as time passes. Meanwhile, I'll post some short reviews on the movie.Not only does it find the nastily enjoyable vibe that eluded its predecessor, but it also tells a story worth following — while balancing its most appealing character with others whose disposability (they aren’t sent on suicide missions for nothin’) doesn’t prevent them from being good company onscreen.-John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter“The Suicide Squad,” make no mistake, is a grand-scaled down-and-dirty throwaway. James Gunn has directed it like a bad boy, though that was his mandate. In fulfilling it, he’s proven himself to be a good boy (which is why he was rehired by Disney for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”). But he knows how to dip into the gutter with style.-Owen Gleiberman, VarietyIf the movies are killing themselves with superhero overload, at least “The Suicide Squad” suggests the medium will go down laughing.-David Ehrlich, IndieWire: B+James Gunn absolutely kills it with The Suicide Squad. The film is a bloody, chaotic ride from start to finish that finally does justice to Task Force X. It’s endlessly shocking and funny, and its showcase of F-list DC villains is nothing short of brilliant.-Joshua Yehl, IGN: 9.0 "amazing"Gunn’s first “Guardians” was where Marvel proved it could make a big swing pay off with obscure characters. In a way, "The Suicide Squad" is the anti-Marvel movie: Yes, it lays groundwork for other projects but one never knows if a favorite character's going to have a crashing helicopter land on them. You don't see this many people die in a "John Wick" installment, much less a superhero film.-Brian Truitt, USA Today: 3.5/4The result is a film that’s both refreshing, exhilarating, and a darkly-comic blast that will make you want to see these characters come back for more, assuming they survive.-Matt Goldberg, Collider: A-Not everything works here, but the sheer crazy confidence-through-chaos of the Suicide Squad and their bizarrely dysfunctional MO makes for a mighty spectacle.-Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian: 3/5After that thrilling opening act, The Suicide Squad settles down into a more conventional (if still satisfying) superhero adventure. The story flags a little, and some tricky editing in the final act designed to keep up the energy just makes the climax more confusing. Still, the opening is a blast — and the whole thing looks like a Fellini movie compared to Suicide Squad.-Matt Singer, Screen Crush: 7/10Whatever their political bent, viewers dealing with superhero fatigue might well find some respite in “The Suicide Squad,” a film that’s trying to push against the edges of these audience-friendly sagas with storytelling that’s at least slightly different and daring. On the James Gunn scale, it feels like a happy medium between the all-ages workplace comedy of the “Guardians” movies and the snarky misanthropy of his heroic satire “Super.” As other superhero franchises begin to hit the narrative wall, “The Suicide Squad” promises to find new and unexpected places to go, should this team live to die again.-Alonso Duralde, The WrapThe script, accordingly, herks and jerks along with a sort of forced-festive glee, its mounting body count buffeted by goofball banter and pounding soundtrack cues. A good half of the jokes don't land, but unlike his predecessor's joyless slog, Gunn's version at least celebrates the nonsense.-Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly: C+We totally get if you've approached the release of The Suicide Squad with some trepidation as we felt the same, especially in the wake of the previous version. But you won't be thinking that within minutes of stepping into James Gunn's take on this world. Not everything will work for you and that's fine because it's exactly what we want from a blockbuster: a genuinely unique movie that's the product of a filmmaker, rather than a committee. And it also helps that The Suicide Squad is also just so entertaining as a result.-Ian Sandwell, Digital Spy: 4/5Watching Gunn's version you find yourself looking back on the original and thinking, 'ohhhh, so this is what they were trying to do'. The film's playlist isn't as showy as Guardians of the Galaxy's much-loved soundtracks, but provide yet another pleasure in this tour de force of trash. The Suicide Squad is demented and delicious, heartfelt and horribly hilarious.-Richard Trenholm, CNETBecause the overarching story is so streamlined, Gunn has fun wrong-footing us with tricky time shifts and an amusing romantic subplot involving Robbie’s Harley Quinn, who’s still a bundle of fun to watch. A few characters including Peter Capaldi’s underwritten antagonist The Thinker don’t shine as brightly, but that’s a pretty minor complaint. Bold, boisterous and only schmaltzy right at its climax, The Suicide Squad proves you can spend time with the bad guys without regretting it afterwards.-Nick Levine, NME: 4/5At times, The Suicide Squad feels less like a movie than a mission statement from a director. Behold, look what I can do with a budget and all the comic book characters I can play with. But, the unexpected heart at the center of the film, a sneaky anti-imperialist bent, and Gunn’s wild visual leaps make The Suicide Squad a bloody, gory delight.-Hoai-Tran Bui, /FILM: 8.5/10Ultimately, “The Suicide Squad” is a tale of beautiful losers discovering their humanity in a brief, inspired moment of convergence, finding hard-fought salvation in each other and the notion that all of us are always worthy of dignity.-Rodrigo Perez, The Playlist: B+Task Force X has the X factor in James Gunn’s lively, funny, and very bloody improvement on a DC disappointment.-Neil Smith, Total Film: 4/5PLOTImprisoned convicts of Belle Reve penitentiary are sent as members of Task Force X to the South American island of Corto Maltese to destroy Jotunheim, a Nazi-era prison and laboratory which held political prisoners and conducted experiments. During the mission, they come into conflict with Starro, a giant, telepathic alien starfish.DIRECTOR/WRITERJames GunnMUSICJohn MurphyCINEMATOGRAPHYHenry BrahamEDITORFred Raskin & Christian WagnerRelease date:July 30, 2021 (United Kingdom)August 5, 2021 (United States on theaters and HBO Max)STARRINGMargot Robbie as Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Harley QuinnIdris Elba as Robert DuBois/BloodsportJohn Cena as Christopher Smith/PeacemakerJoel Kinnaman as Rick FlagSylvester Stallone as Nanaue/King SharkViola Davis as Amanda WallerJai Courtney as George "Digger" Harkness/Captain BoomerangPeter Capaldi as Gaius Grieves/The ThinkerDavid Dastmalchian as Abner Krill/Polka-Dot ManDaniela Melchior as Cleo Cazo/Ratcatcher 2Michael Rooker as Brian Durlin/SavantAlice Braga as Sol SoriaPete Davidson as Richard "Dick" Hertz/BlackguardNathan Fillion as Cory Pitzner/T.D.K.Sean Gunn as Weasel and Calendar ManFlula Borg as Gunter Braun/JavelinMayling Ng as MongalSteve Agee as John EconomosJoaquín Cosío as Mateo SuárezJuan Diego Botto as Silvio LunaStorm Reid as TylaJulio Ruiz as MiltonTinashe Kajese as Flo CrawleyJennifer Holland as Emilia HarcourtTaika Waititi as Ratcatcher via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3iUovxe