Suicide Squad

 

 

Suicide Squad 2016

• Director: David Ayer
• Based on the novel: no
• Cast: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Jared Leto, Joel Kinnaman, Adam Beach
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Will Smith – Winters Tale, I Am Legend, Wild Wild West, Men in Black, Independence Day, Six Degrees of Separation
• Margot Robbie – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, About Time
• Viola Davis – Widows, Get On Up, End Game, Beautiful Creatures, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Help, Solaris, Antwone Fisher, Far from Heaven, Kate & Leopold
• Jared Leto – Blade Runner 2049, Chapter 27, Requiem for a Dream, Girl Interrupted, Fight Club
• Adam Beach – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Smoke Signals
• Why? Recommended by home care assistant Anton
• Seen: 18 September 2020      

       Well, it starts with one of history’s best songs, ‘The House of the Rising Sun’ by the Animals, followed by ‘You Don’t Own Me’ and for that it gets a star already.

       Superman has died. Amanda Waller (Davis) is putting together a team of the worst of the worst, Task Force X, to protect the country. She has complete control over them and she convinces the high-up generals et al to give her the go-ahead.

       In other words, totally realistic.

       It’s got the potential to be a spectacular 0* turkey but I find to my surprise that I’m enjoying it. The story is pathetically thin and it’s so chaotic that half the time I have no idea what’s going on, but it’s funny. And fun to see Davis in a role like this, and Swedish Kinnaman being a hero, and Adam Beach unexpectedly in a little role (he certainly deserves more).

       No, it makes no sense. Yes, it’s riddle with clichés. Only thing is, it’s quirky and almost seems to have some… real emotions? Even a trace of intelligence? All that plus the excellent music.

 3 * of 5