The Suicide Squad
{4/5} “Recently I made a promise to myself that the next time I got a boyfriend I’d be on the lookout for red flags. And if I saw any, I would do the healthy thing, and I would murder him.” — Harley Quinn
The Suicide Squad, released in 2021
The Suicide Squad is on a mission they don’t know anything about, when it turns out the Weasel can’t swim and he drowns. Then it turns out that Blackguard has sold them out — but the people he sold out to kill him anyway. Things are going downhill fast, and Savant decides to retreat — but when you’re on the Suicide Squad, retreat is not an option. Little do they know, there’s a second squad whose job is actually to complete the mission and not just be a decoy.
It doesn’t continue from Suicide Squad but is a soft reboot, with a few of the same characters.
It’s about people who do their government’s bidding in return for time out of prison, some of whom do exactly what they’re asked and some of whom think for themselves.
There is some humour, and some nice moments between the characters, amidst the carnage.
I liked a lot of this movie, but the gruesomeness is over the top. I’m lowering my rating because of the number of times I looked away from the screen.
Taika Waititi and Nathan Fillion have small parts.
Stars Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, and Viola Davis. Directed by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2). The music is by John Murphy.
The previous movie in the DCEU I watched is Birds of Prey.