Suicide Squad

Greetings,

Well my summer is nearly over and just as I was getting used to sleeping in, it's time to prep for those early morning wake ups.

Prior to my return to work I have been able to indulge in one of my favorite past-times...MOVIES!

Last week I took in the newest release from Warner Brothers, Suicide Squad.

Here is my review:

SUICIDE SQUAD

The Suicide Squad movie is the latest entry in the growing DC Extended Universe (the first two films in that group being Superman: The Man of Steel, and Batman v Superman: The Dawn of Justice).  Suicide Squad is a fun, hectic, mashup of high-octane music and super-villain action.  The conceit of this film is to take a group of bad guys and used them for good.  The Squad is made up of characters such as Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and several other lesser-known anti-heroes,  Also in the film, though in a way too small quantity, is the Joker as played by Academy Award Winner Jared Leto .

This movie has received much hate from the critics and it has the fandom community divided almost as much as the aforementioned Batman v Superman film.

Personally, I loved this movie!  From the start it is visually engaging and while the plot (such that it is) wanders off the rails at times, it is still an entertaining use of one's time.

As a fan of the source material, I found little that I could complain about.  The performances, for the most part were spot on.  Viola Davis is endearingly evil as Squad director, Amanda Waller. Will Smith hasn't been this much fun in a film in ages; he owns the role of Deadshot and is easily among the best aspects of this tale.  Margot Robbie inhabits the persona of Harley Quinn and crushes it as the deranged sweetheart of "Mr. J." better known as the Joker.  Speaking of the Joker, Jared Leto's take on the "Clown Prince of Crime" is unique and actually very good.  He plays the Joker as a crime lord whose insanity makes him unpredictable and frightening. The only problem with the Joker is that we didn't get enough of him.  Frankly, I could go for a whole movie of Harley and the Joker...even a Deadshot movie would be most welcome.

The movie also boasts a couple of very nice cameos by current DCEU heroes; one is Ben Afleck's Batman and the other I'll let you discover on your own but both are way cool.

If the movie has any real downsides they would be the underwhelming main villain and the sometimes jarring editing but otherwise Suicide Squad serves as a nice departure from the somber goings on in the first two DCEU films.

Oh and despite the venom of those previously mentioned critics, Suicide Squad is making bag loads of cold hard cash.  I have no doubt that there will be a second Suicide Squad entry and maybe before that we will get Harley Quinn and Deadshot stand-alone films.

Though Suicide Squad may not have pleased every fan or many critics, it was lots of fun and it did solidify Warner Brothers as a true presence in the Super-Hero Film market and with the spectacular (based on the trailer) Wonder Woman film expected in June 2017, all is well in the DC Extended Universe!

Wonder Woman Coming June 2017