The Suicide Squad is a DC superhero movie, part reboot/part sequel to 2016's Suicide Squad. The movie opens on Savant(Michael Rooker) in a prison yard and quickly cuts together the assembling of a squad of indebted villains to go on a black ops mission. The movie then flashes back and cuts together the assembling of a second squad lead by Bloodsport(Idris Elba).
The ensemble here is substantial and the main squad consisting of Elba, John Cena, David Dastmalchian, and Daniela Melchior are all really great although the sheer number of characters and the pedal to the metal pacing don't give them much time for us to really invest or for them to do much beyond the cursory as far as character. Which is a shame because, particularly with this core four, you got a lot of talent and they have all clearly done a lot of back end work giving their characters dimension we simply don't have enough opportunities to see it. It's fun, they have great chemistry, it works, but ultimately it feels a bit superhero-paint-by-numbers.
Unarguably one of DC's better offerings, solid action, consistent humor, intriguing characters, unique color pallet, but overall a little thin. It definitely feels like James Gunn's version of Guardians Of The Galaxy which, presumably, is exactly what he was hired to do. Still. Guardians came out seven years ago, and the superhero monocultural has reigned for even longer so although well constructed, entertaining, and all around solid in-and-of-itself due to the saturated superhero cinema landscape this doesn't really break the surface of interest.
Sure, why not.
Currently in theaters and streaming on HBO Max.
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