Suicide Squad
The third entry into the DC Comics shared universe films, following Man of Steel and Batman vs Superman. A secret agency recruits imprisoned villains - including Deadshot (Will Smith) and Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) - to execute black ops missions in exchange for clemency. Academy Award-winner Jared Leto plays The Joker while two-time Oscar nominee Viola Davis plays Amanda Waller, the ruthless government agent who assembles the squad.
- Director:
- David Ayer ('Fury', 'End of Watch')
- Writer:
- David Ayer
- Cast:
- Jared LetoMargot RobbieWill SmithScott EastwoodBen AffleckJai CourtneyCara DelevingneJesse EisenbergJoel KinnamanViola DavisCommonAdam Beach
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksWhat’s made it to the screen as Suicide Squad could not have happened without Marvel. This DC property has prior super-pics all over it as it strives to achieve similar results. At its core, there’s a Dirty Dozen cannon-fodder mission movie, and a focus on villains that hasn’t been explored elsewhere. Sadly the whiff of Marvel-wannabe desperation means one can just about see the notes in the margins - needs more Guardians of the Galaxy music cues here; funny, tonally inconsistent Deadpool graphics in this bit; Avengers banter, more Avengers banter.
Variety
pressOn paper, this could have been the antidote to an increasingly codified strain of comic-book movies, but in the end, it's just another high-attitude version of the same.
Total Film
pressStarts off flavourful, turns rather bland. This Injustice League jaunt proves that DC is still a long way behind Marvel for on-screen action.
The New York Times
pressA so-so, off-peak superhero movie. It chases after the nihilistic swagger of "Deadpool" and the anarchic whimsy of "Guardians of the Galaxy" but trips over its own feet.
The Guardian
pressIt's a clotted and delirious film, with flashes of preposterous, operatic silliness.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA puzzlingly confused undertaking that never becomes as cool as it thinks it is, Suicide Squad assembles an all-star team of supervillains and then doesn't know what to do with them.
Empire Magazine
pressLike Avengers Assemble forced through a Deadpool mangle, Suicide Squad gives new life to DC's big-screen universe. So bad-to-the-bone it's good.
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksWhat’s made it to the screen as Suicide Squad could not have happened without Marvel. This DC property has prior super-pics all over it as it strives to achieve similar results. At its core, there’s a Dirty Dozen cannon-fodder mission movie, and a focus on villains that hasn’t been explored elsewhere. Sadly the whiff of Marvel-wannabe desperation means one can just about see the notes in the margins - needs more Guardians of the Galaxy music cues here; funny, tonally inconsistent Deadpool graphics in this bit; Avengers banter, more Avengers banter.
Variety
pressOn paper, this could have been the antidote to an increasingly codified strain of comic-book movies, but in the end, it's just another high-attitude version of the same.
Total Film
pressStarts off flavourful, turns rather bland. This Injustice League jaunt proves that DC is still a long way behind Marvel for on-screen action.
The New York Times
pressA so-so, off-peak superhero movie. It chases after the nihilistic swagger of "Deadpool" and the anarchic whimsy of "Guardians of the Galaxy" but trips over its own feet.
The Guardian
pressIt's a clotted and delirious film, with flashes of preposterous, operatic silliness.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA puzzlingly confused undertaking that never becomes as cool as it thinks it is, Suicide Squad assembles an all-star team of supervillains and then doesn't know what to do with them.
Empire Magazine
pressLike Avengers Assemble forced through a Deadpool mangle, Suicide Squad gives new life to DC's big-screen universe. So bad-to-the-bone it's good.
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