![]() ![]() ![]() Some side bits drag far too long, some scenes could be cut entirely and not be missed - that second act isn’t as smooth as it could have been. The audience just becomes numb to it as the shock value of the humor wears off. After the hilarious blood-soaked opening, a lot of the hyper-violent humor strains to locate the punchline. You can actually have too much of a good thing. As much as I enjoyed it, I can also see why some folks were put off this one. Take all of the humor and charm of Guardians of the Galaxy and give it that sly edgy violent charm of Gunn’s early works and you have yourself a franchise relaunch. I personally enjoyed the hell out of The Suicide Squad. James Gunn’s quasi-reboot-sequel The Suicide Squad is a perfect example of the studio trying to more or less forget a past failure but keep an IP active and alive with a new spin. While a huge success financially critically and creatively David Ayer's butchered Suicide Squad was a bust. They seem to be content to just sort of letting each new film call back to the so-called SnyderVerse while doing its own thing. hasn’t exactly jumped back into that universe whole hog. While Zack Snyder’s Justice League was a massive success for HBO Max and on physical media - Warner Bros. Given recent releases and promotions at the latest Fandome event, it’s pretty clear to see that the DCEU such as it exists is still sort of figuring itself out. Whether they live or die - that doesn’t really matter. After the bloody coup in a Central American nation, Waller needs Bloodsport (Idris Elba), King Shark (voice of Sylvester Stallone), Ratcatcher 2 (Daniela Malchoir), The Peacemaker (John Cena), and Polka-dot Man (David Dastmalchian) to invade the island nation to stop a secret government experiment of extra-terrestrial origin. Complete the mission, get ten years knocked off their sentence. ![]() When a dirty job needs doing, she assembles a team of inmates. A Maximum Security facility, it’s also the personal recruitment playground of Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). WarnerBros.They are the worst of the worst so they’re held in the worst of the worst - Belle Reve Prison. ![]()
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