The Suicide Squad - Movie Review

This movie is in my top ten movies of all time. It follows a team of messed up and violent people who become a family and learn to be heroes. Every character, like the movie, is extremely cartoonish, dark and serious, and full of heart. It sheds a light on US imperialism and corruption and champions those that are forgotten by society. It skips forward and backward in time, but it remains a brilliant and simple plot structure. The movie's tone is confusing, but on purpose, and in the best way possible. The style of James Gunn is very strong, but it's a style I can get behind. I enjoyed every moment of this movie. That's the key. It's fun. It hits you hard in multiple different ways. With laughter, with horror, with confusion, with sadness, and with triumph. There were memorable performances from most of the actors and Margot Robbie shone like a Supernova. Her performance captured all Harley Quinn's weirdness, psychopathy and efficiency as a cold-blooded killer, brilliantly. The scene where she strangled and ultimately snapped the neck of her torturer with her crossed legs is played with ruthless efficiency. The look on her face as she opens her eyes is as riveting as it is cold, calm and calculating. John Cena plays his part hilariously and there is one of the best performances I've ever seen from Idris Elba. 

There are too many actors to mention but they all contribute to make this movie a whacky, demented and wild ride set within a cartoony gore fest. Good job all round. Humorous mind of James Gunn comes a very authentic standalone sequel to a 2016 comic book movie that is generally disliked by the masses. The Suicide Squad proves itself to be a worthy successor and an improvement over 2016's "Suicide Squad" in terms of its emotional impact, humor, direction, and downright fun. Gunn's vision is one to applaud, having enjoyed his Guardians of the Galaxy films years prior. One could say that because of Gunn, The Suicide Squad is the Guardians of the Galaxy to DC. For him to carry his unique style over to the DC realm was a unique and interesting approach, an approach you cannot blame him for. The ensemble cast is one to applaud as well as they have a stronger and much better chemistry in the humor than what was provided in the first movie. New characters even pull the weight of the film to some degree. What I admire most about the film is how it is able to stand out on its own and not be clouded by the first film's mistakes. If there is one thing Gunn knows how to do as a director, it is that he knows how to get a few laughs out of the audience. All in all, I will give this film 9.2 out of 10, or a 92%. I recommend this movie to anyone who loves a good roller coaster.