The Suicide Squad

 

The Suicide Squad is the sequel to 2016's Suicide Squad directed and written by Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker, James Gunn. Picking up where the last left off, a new cast of anti-heroes from Belle Reve prison join Task Force X, a secret agency run by Intelligence Officer Amanda Waller, reprised by Viola Davis. She instructs Col. Rick Flag, Harley Quinn and their crew to embark on new deadly mission, on the island of Corto Maltese.

With James Gunn at the helm on this movie I was optimistic that it would be a much improved film. I thought that the script and the plot twists were better and it was funnier than the original. The Guardians movies are known for their amazing soundtracks so I was also listening closely to the music choices in this film and found them to be pretty good as well.

I liked the choice in casting. With Margot Robbie and Joel Kinnaman reprising their roles, they led the way. And then with the new additions of Idris Elba and John Cena giving some extra physicality, punch and comedy; it was a unique but well curated bunch.

The fight sequences and action choreography were entertaining. Margot Robbie's character, Harley Quinn had by far the most impressive, physically creative, stunt choreography.

Unfortunately, just like the original, the main villain was terrible. It was so cheesy I couldn’t even believe this was something that they would pick. Sometimes I feel like when you tow too close to the comic book line, it doesn’t always play out right to a non-comic book reading audience.

Overall, this movie was an improvement from the original regarding the script, action and acting however it was still a lackluster film and not one I'd watch again.