Suicide Squad Review

Suicide Squad

Release Date: 4th August 2016 - Australia

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures 

DC Comics

RatPac/Dune Entertainment 

Atlas Entertainment 

Distribution 

Roadshow Distribution 

Genre: Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 123 minutes


Budget: $175,000,000

Box Office Gross: $746,846,894
(Worldwide)

Plot Summary

When the White House becomes concerned about the safety of the President of U.S., Intelligence Officer Amanda Waller has a plan. She wants to get a team of super-villains together and have them fight against possible threats to the country. 

In exchange, the villains are promised reduced prison sentences. The group includes master assassin Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, Katana, El Diablo and Slipknot.

Rick Flagg is put in charge, and he soon finds out that the villains are a handful. (Source - Metro Cinemas)

Cast

Will Smith - Deadshot

Margot Robbie - Harley Quinn

Jared Leto - The Joker

Cara Delevingne - June
Moore/The Enchantress
Viola Davis - Amanda Waller

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agjabe -
Killer Croc 

Jai Courtney - George 
Harkness/Capt. Boomerang 

Karen Fukuhara - Katana

Jay Hernandez - El Diablo

Joel Kinnaman - Rick Flagg

Alain Chanoine - Incubus 

Adam Beach - Slipknot

Ike Barinholtz - Griggs

Scott Eastwood - GQ Edwards

Jim Parrack - Johnny Frost

Common - Monster T
James McGowan - Panda Man 
Jaime FitzSimons - Sergeant 
Ames Bravo 14 
Ike Barinholtz - Griggs
David Harbour - Dexter Tolliver
Robin Atkin Downes - Angelo
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon - Zoe
Matt Baram - Dr. Van Chris
Birgitte Solem - Dr. Van Chris' Wife
Scott Eastwood - Lt. GQ Edwards
Kevin Vance - Kowalski - Seal Team A
Alex Meraz - Gomez - Seal Team A
Ted Whittall - Admiral Olsen
Kenneth Choi - Yakuza Boss
Aidan Devine - Chairman
Alain Chanoine - 
Businessman/Incubus
Corina Calderon - Grace
Daniela Uruena - Diablo's 
Daughter
Nicolas Uruena - Diablo's Son

Ben Affleck - Bruce Wayne/
Batman (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Ezra Miller - The Flash (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew

Writer/Director - David Ayer
Characters: Deadshot, The Joker and Bruce Wayne/Batman (Uncredited) - Bob Kane
Characters: The Joker and Bruce Wayne/Batman -
Bill Finger (Uncredited)
Character: The Joker - Jerry Robinson (Uncredited)

Character: Harley Quinn - Paul Dini (Uncredited)
Associate Producer/First Assistant Director - Bruce Franklin

Executive Producers - Zack & Deborah Snyder,
Geoff Johns and Steven Mnuchin

Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Colin Wilson

Producers - Charles Roven and Richard Suckle

Co-Producers - Alex Ott and Andy Horwitz
Senior Military Advisor - Kevin Vance

Production Designer - Oliver Scholl
Supervising Art Directors - Brandt Gordon and
Brad Ricker
Set Decorator - Shane Vieau
Property Master - Dan Sissons

Makeup and Hair Designer - Alessandro Bertolazzi
Tattoo Designer - Rob Coutts

Costume Designer - Kate Hawley

Director of Photography - Roman Vasyanov
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator - Guy Norris
Fight/Stunt Coordinator - Richard Norton
Stunt Coordinator/Stunts - Patrick Mark
Stunt Coordinators - Layton Morrison and
Glenn Suter
Stunt Coordinator: Additional Photography -
Sam Hargrave

Special Effects Supervisor - Michael Innanen
Special Effects Coordinator - Scott R. Fisher
Legacy Effects Supervisors - John Rosengrant
Legacy Effects Co-Supervisors - Lindsay MacGowan,
Shane Mahan and Alan Scott

Visual Effects Supervisors - Jerome Chen
and Rohit Prakash Gujar

Visual Effects Supervisor: SPI - Mark Breakspear

Visual Effects Supervisors: MPC - Robert Winter
and Seth Maury
Visual Effects Producers - John Clinton, Mike Duffy
and Ed Ulbrich
Visual Effects Producers: MPC - Doug Oddy
and Rebecca Scott

Animation Supervisor - Steve Nichols
Movement Choreographer - Terry Notary
Film Editor - John Gilroy 
Music - Steven Price

Review

In the pre-release of 'SUICIDE SQUAD', I was skeptical that this movie might be as lacklustre as 'Batman v Superman' due to the backlash from many critics who trashed the film for its meaningless style and approach to try take away Marvel's spotlight in the comic book movie biz. Now after watching the latest entry from the much rather maligned DC extended universe, I found out that it wasn't a bad movie at all, but close to reaching the standards that are yet to be explicitly shown in this cinematic franchise. The movie was a creative vision for its absolute sheer focus on the villainous protagonists and its colourful style different than in other DC movies that each share a darkened tone in the story. I did like the change of tone with this film, however I do feel the story was a little disappointing and disjointed.

Will Smith is a much unexpected casting decision for the part of the assassin Deadshot, but he succeeds to compliment the character with much strength and swagger which is very typical of Will's usual approach to his characters. Margot Robbie wields mischief and mayhem in her spellbinding performance as the insane Harley Quinn. Jared Leto was good but not nearly convincing as the late Heath Ledger for the role of the clown prince of crime, The Joker. I always thought Heath was the best actor to get the part right in 'The Dark Knight', but Leto had a tough act to fill in his footsteps on 'SUICIDE SQUAD'. Even Carl Delevingne wasn't better in her role as the Enchantress.

If 'SUICIDE SQUAD' had not been labeled as a quasi-knockoff to some of the movies from the Marvel cinematic universe, then the film may have been better received and would be considered the turning point for DC's own cinematic universe. This was the most anticipated film in the year 2016 and is highly recommended for the avid comic-book readers of DC and fans alike. 

Star rating: (7/10) Good Movie

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