The Suicide Squad Review

Summary:

Meet The Suicide Squad in The Suicide Squad: Bloodsport is the leader of the team. Although he is a cold and calculating man, he has a soft spot inside his rock hard exterior. Raised as a killer since he was a child, Peacemaker is a fighter for peace at any costs. Everybody knows Harley Quinn, and if you don’t, you will soon get to know this wild card. Ratcatcher is a teenager who has the power to control rats. She has the uncanny ability to sleep no matter the situation. Polka-Dot Man is a mysterious guy who uses polka-dots as his weapon. Colonel Rick Flag joins the group after his squad falls in battle.

Characters

The Suicide Squad follows a group of villains that are being used by Amanda Waller and the United States government as a task force used to complete missions where they are expendable and they are known as task force x or “the suicide squad”. This time the squad’s mission is to find destroy a scientific complex on the island of Corto Maltese. Once there, the Suicide Squad gets more than they bargained for with extra objectives and detours that they must complete or risk their heads being blown off for not doing the mission.

Suicide Squad Review

I never watched the first Suicide Squad, so The Suicide Squad was my first exposure with this group and its roles. In a nutshell, I enjoyed this movie. In the past during Marvel reviews, I mentioned I would like some blood to give some of the fights more weight, but in The Suicide Squad’s case, they take it up to an 11 and have gore up to Invincible levels. Either way, fun movie, not for the squeamish though.

Critique wise, I think I only have two points. For one, I think they over done the blood and gore. I know I’ve said in the past that some of the superhero content we consumed needed a bit more grit, but in this case, there was a lot. Felt like I was watching a live action Invincible movie with the amount of red on the screen. Now, by that same token, there are instances where I enjoyed watching the blood and gore. It fit the movie. But there were other instances where there was just too much, and these are the areas that you should be wary of. Besides the blood and gore, the storyline felt a little too simple. Granted, there isn’t much you can do with these characters without breaking anything, but it would’ve been nice to have a bit more.

Onto the positives, the first thing I want to mention was the comedy. I can’t speak for the first movie, but The Suicide Squad was hilarious. There were many different styles of comedy all in play and every joke landed. By the same token, the comedy never took away from any of the serious moments. Another area I enjoyed was that the movie had a good balance of action and development scenes. I enjoyed watching some of the slower moments and watching all the characters interact and be themselves. I loved the interactions between Bloodsport and Ratcatcher, because those interactions helped develop Bloodsport as a whole. Besides Bloodsport, all the characters were fun to watch. Slight spoilers here, so don’t read if you haven’t seen the movie, but I felt all the deaths in this movie. Each character was given a moment to shine, which was great. Finally, the action and fight choreography were on point and captivating. Watching all the characters fight in their own styles and the slight stylistic changes depending on the character was a great touch.

Overall, The Suicide Squad was a fun watch. From the action, to the blood, to the tender moments, the movie felt balanced and was a fun experience. If you want a grittier superhero-esque with some nice comedy, then The Suicide Squad is the place to go.