James Gunn might just be the most reliable comic-book movie director working today. He just gets the sub-genre so well. His own spin that he puts on these movies- that mostly feature less-known comic-book characters- is so comedic and filled-to-the-brim with mad action, that you can't help but connect deeply with these characters that unless you were a die-hard comic reader, you'd have never met or perhaps even heard of, before. Credit to Mr. James Gunn, and credit to Warner Bros for realising that a Suicide Squad movie needs to be unhinged, and props to them for finally understanding that in order to get that, you need to give the director full control- sorry David Ayer!
Idris Elba's ruthless mercenary 'Bloodsport' leads this band of mad bad-guys, with Joel Kinnaman's returning 'Rick Flag' and the fan favourite 'Harley Quinn' (played brilliantly by Margot Robbie) act as his second-in-commands. However, the two characters that shine best for me were John Cena's 'Peacemaker'- a violence-obsessed hitman always looking to one-up Elba, and David Dastmalchian's 'Polka Dot Man', who is a quirky, quiet supervillain who longs to be a superhero but is tragically plagued by his traumatic past (involving none other than his own mother).
Despite the cliche plot and underdeveloped villains, The Suicide Squad builds to an awesome third act that is actually the best that the DCEU has produced yet! What stops it from toppling 'Man of Steel' as the best DC extended universe movie is the slightly less impressive score and, obviously, a villain that is nowhere near as memorable as Michael Shannon's excellent turn as Zod.
Still, a damn fine movie. An excellent one- by comic-book movie standards.
Idris Elba's ruthless mercenary 'Bloodsport' leads this band of mad bad-guys, with Joel Kinnaman's returning 'Rick Flag' and the fan favourite 'Harley Quinn' (played brilliantly by Margot Robbie) act as his second-in-commands. However, the two characters that shine best for me were John Cena's 'Peacemaker'- a violence-obsessed hitman always looking to one-up Elba, and David Dastmalchian's 'Polka Dot Man', who is a quirky, quiet supervillain who longs to be a superhero but is tragically plagued by his traumatic past (involving none other than his own mother).
Despite the cliche plot and underdeveloped villains, The Suicide Squad builds to an awesome third act that is actually the best that the DCEU has produced yet! What stops it from toppling 'Man of Steel' as the best DC extended universe movie is the slightly less impressive score and, obviously, a villain that is nowhere near as memorable as Michael Shannon's excellent turn as Zod.
Still, a damn fine movie. An excellent one- by comic-book movie standards.