Compared to the first part released 5 years ago, The Suicide Squad (2021) has done a better job at keeping its beat. Right after the DC blockbuster landed in movie theaters, it has immediately received positive reviews from both the board audience and the critics.
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James Gunn’s first invasion into DC Extended Universe featured big names like Margot Robbie (who wowed Hollywood with her performance as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad), John Cena, Idris Elba, Pete Davidson, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, and Viola Davis. This time, Viola Davis comes back as Amanda Waller, an intelligence officer who calls on the most dangerous criminals in the system to join her team.
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Rated R, The Suicide Squad consists of many frightening and violent scenes that are not really suitable for kids. The budget of 185 million USD was most poured into action features that show up continuously, keeping the thrill alive until the very last minute.
Its mad vibe was really well maintained by the DC antihero squad, both new and old. While Rick Flag sees the battlefield as an amusement park, Harley Quinn returns with her own story that’s no longer related to Joker. Towards the end, each character’s traits and fates become much clearer and thought-provoking.
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The film was praised by critics for its reimagining of what might happen after Suicide Squad premiered in 2016. This standalone sequel attracted a lot of attention and thankfully, it did not let DC fans down.
“When Gunn took on Guardians Of The Galaxy, he turned nonsense into gold for Marvel. By giving The Suicide Squad the same sense of mischief and an equally surreal streak, he’s done the same for DC,” Olly Richards wrote on the Empire.
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Cinemablend’s Eric Eisenberg claimed that this film “is almost like trophy that celebrates everything that he’s (Gunn) been able to accomplish”, while IndieWire called it “the least depressing superhero movie in a long time”.
The Suicide Squad has been certificated Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with an impressive Tomatometer Score of 90%. According to the page’s Critics Consensus, it “marks a funny, fast-paced rebound that plays to the source material’s violent, anarchic strengths.”
