Tuesday, August 2, 2016

MOVIE REVIEW: Suicide Squad

Picking up where Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice left off, Suicide Squad tells the tale of the antiheroes in the DC Extended Universe and how they entered the picture when a secret government organization named A.R.G.U.S. headed by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) enlisted the villains to help to defeat an unknown entity that's terrorizing Midway City in exchange for shorter prison sentences. Once they attempt to do something harmful, they're automatically be eliminated.
Will Smith as Deadshot leads the cast of the antiheroes that were given a temporary pass outside prison that also includes Margot Robbie continuing her gift of perfect comic timing with effortless sex appeal as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney (Divergent)  as Boomerang, Jay Hernandez (Crazy/Beautiful) as Diablo and Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje (TV's Lost) as Killer Croc. Jared Leto in his first film after winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor plays The Joker. Surprisingly the iconic DC villain has a limited amount of screen time compared to the other ones so he did not make quite an impact and it's a tough act to follow after Heath Ledger's memorable turn in The Dark Knight. Joel Kinnaman who played the titular character in the Robocop reboot (2012) is Rick Flag the guardian of the group who's girlfriend Dr. June Moone played by actress model Cara Delevingne is possessed by a spirit that turns her into The Enchantress. The scene stealer of the film though is Karen Fukuhara who plays Katana, Rick Flag's unofficial bodyguard and who's also an expert martial artist and swordswoman. Her scenes elicit fun from the audience, me included.
Written and directed by David Ayer who helmed the brilliant End of Watch (2012) and wrote as well 2001's Training Day, he was the perfect choice to do it since he knows a thing or two regarding villains based on his film credits. Points to Ayer as well for properly introducing the characters at the start for it helps to know the villains without asking for Google's help. Compared to Dawn of Justice and Man of Steel, Suicide Squad is the lightest, breeziest and most fun film of the rebooted DC movie catalog.

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