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'The Suicide Squad' (15)



Director: James Gunn

Cast: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Joel Kinnaman, John Cena

Where can I watch?: The Suicide Squad is in cinemas now

Rating: 1/5

Review: There are some directors who, upon deciding they will direct an 'adult' superhero film, choose to prioritise excessive swearing, grotesque violence and a lot of shouting over an engaging, meaningful plot. James Gunn is one such director. Taking on this sort-of-remake, sort-of-sequel to 2016's Suicide Squad, Gunn's foray into the DC-verse is nothing short of rubbish - or, if we were speaking like one of Gunn's characters, 'f*cking rubbish'. Firstly, there are exchanges that are clearly meant to be humorous - they are not. Secondly, there are too many characters fighting for screen time for any sort of meaningful (if that could even be possible!) relationship to be built, either between themselves or the audience. Thirdly, what even is the plot here (slight spoilers ahead!)? That a gang of supervillains are going to track down and destroy an alien that was happily floating in space until humans decided to trap it on Earth? Why didn't the supervillains release the alien back into space as a big 'f*ck you' to the government? Isn't the whole point of this that they're actually a little bit good even though they're dangerous/psychotic/evil? Why do I even care? It's crass, it's loud, it's unintelligent and childish, and has a cast of perfectly fine actors (including Peter Capaldi, who is clearly hating every second) clawing their way through a dire script, their eyes firmly fixed on the pay cheque that they will undoubtedly receive when this film performs so well in the cinema. Awful.  

A Must-Watch?: No, it's rubbish. 

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