Synopsis
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
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Cast
- Will SmithFloyd Lawton / Deadshot
- Jared LetoThe Joker
- Margot RobbieHarleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn
- Joel KinnamanRick Flag
- Viola DavisAmanda Waller
- Jai CourtneyGeorge 'Digger' Harkness / Boomerang
- Jay HernandezChato Santana / El Diablo
- Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeWaylon Jones / Killer Croc
- Cara DelevingneJune Moone / Enchantress
- Ike BarinholtzKeith Griggs
Recommendations
- 83
Hitfix
Suicide Squad is not the darkest mainstream superhero comic book movie ever made, nor is it even the darkest live-action film featuring Batman ever made. However, it is gleefully nihilistic, and it takes a different approach to what has become a fairly familiar story form at this point, right at the moment when it feels like superhero movies either have to evolve or die. - 80
Empire
Like Avengers Assemble forced through a Deadpool mangle, Suicide Squad gives new life to DC’s big-screen universe. So bad-to-the-bone it’s good. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Writer-director David Ayer (End of Watch) skillfully sets up the film, introducing each of the crazies with caffeinated comic-book energy. But their mission...is a bit of a bust. The stakes should feel higher. - 60
New York Daily News
Fans will probably appreciate Suicide Squad for trying something different — and it gets bonus points for diversity — but the weaker characters and generally weak plot keep it from being one of the better comic book movies. - 50
Movie Nation
The action beats are taut, but the story arc crumbles under the weight of all the movies it steals from. The casting fails to pop, in most instances. - 40
Screen Daily
Boasting a darker, more nihilistic streak than the typical comic-book film, this Warner Bros. release has its kinky pleasures and some amusing nastiness, but in the final analysis there’s simply too much flexing of empty attitude — and far too much self-congratulation for how edgy it thinks it is. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
A puzzlingly confused undertaking that never becomes as cool as it thinks it is, Suicide Squad assembles an all-star team of supervillains and then doesn’t know what to do with them. - 40
The Telegraph
When you compare Suicide Squad to what James Gunn and Marvel Studios achieved in Guardians of the Galaxy – low-profile property, oddball characters, make-it-fun brief – the film makes you cringe so hard your teeth come loose. But it’s a slog even on its own crushingly puerile terms.
