Starring: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, Karen Fukuhara, Adam Beach, Raymond Olubowale, Alex Meraz, Jim Parrack, Common
OUR RATING: ★★☆☆☆
Story: Written and directed by David Ayer, based on the DC Comics anti-hero team of the same name and the third installment in the DC Comics’ shared universe films. The film follows a secret government agency run by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), named A.R.G.U.S who creates a task force comprised of super villains, the “Suicide Squad”. They are assigned to execute dangerous tasks in exchange for shorter prison sentences.
Verdict: I really wanted to like this movie, especially with the cast involved and the premise of the story, but for me this just did not work on any level. The story felt so disjointed with a really poor execution. The good things about the film are Will Smith’s Deadshot, Viola Davis’s Amanda Waller and to some extent Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn. This movie had so much potential, but what we ended up with is a bunch of they wasted interesting characters, most especially The Joker, who was barely in it. This was pretty much a movie with style and no substance.
REVIEWS
Best Quotes (Total Quotes: 41)
Griggs: Chow time! It’s time! Floyd, step up to the door. Dinner time.
Deadshot: Only my friends call me Floyd.
Griggs: You ain’t got no friends, Floyd.
[Griggs dumps a plate with food in front of Deadshot, he picks up the plate]
Deadshot: What’s that?
Griggs: That is called loaf.
Deadshot: A loaf.
Griggs: It’s got a little bit of pasghetti in there. Toenails. Rat shit. Everything a growing fella needs, like you.
[Deadshot chuckles]
Deadshot: Come here. Can I tell you something? Can I tell you a secret?
Griggs: Yeah.
Deadshot: One day, somehow, some way, I’m gonna get outta here, and I’m gonna rain down on you like the Holy Ghost.
Griggs: Man, you just threatened a staff member.
Deadshot: Yeah?
Griggs: Yeah, you have.
Deadshot: Do something.
Griggs: Let’s have some fun.
Griggs: [to Harley] You know the rules, hotness. You gotta keep off this bars.
Harley Quinn: I’m bored. Play with me.
Griggs: You put five of my guards in the hospital, honey. No one’s going play with you. You sleep on the ground.
Harley Quinn: I sleep where I want, when I want, with who I want.
Griggs: Oh, man. I love you.
Amanda Waller: It’s taken some work, but I finally have them. The worst of the worst.
Admiral Olsen: There’s rumors, Amanda that some of them have abilities.
Amanda Waller: Well the rumors are right. You know what the problem with a metahuman is? The human part. We got lucky with Superman, he shared our values. The next Superman might not.
Admiral Olsen: You’re playing with fire, Amanda.
Amanda Waller: I’m fighting fire with fire.
Admiral Olsen: You are not gonna pitch us that Task Force X project of yours again, are you?
Amanda Waller: Yes. But this time, you’re going to listen.
[referring to Deadshot]
Amanda Waller: But everyone has a weakness, and a weakness can be leveraged. His is an eleven year-old honor student in Gotham City. His daughter.
[referring to Deadshot]
Admiral Olsen: So now we have the man who never misses. Where’d you put him?
Amanda Waller: Let’s just say I put him in a hole and threw away the hole.
The Joker: What do we have here?
Harley Quinn: I did everything you said. I helped you.
The Joker: You helped me by erasing my mind, what few faded memories I had! No. You left me in a black hole of rage and confusion. Is that the medicine you practice, Dr. Quinzel?
Harley Quinn: What are you gonna do? You gonna kill me, Mr. J?
The Joker: What? Oh, I’m not gonna kill you. I’m just gonna hurt you really, really bad.
Harley Quinn: You think so? Well, I can take it.
[he puts a leather belt between her teeth]
The Joker: I wouldn’t want you to break those perfect porcelain cap teeth when the juice hits your brain.
The Joker: Are you sweet talking me? Ha. Ha. Ha. I love this guy. He’s so intense.
[looking over to Harley]
Monster T: You’re lucky man. You got a bad bitch.
The Joker: Oh, that she is. The fire in my loins. The itch in my crotch. The one, the only, the infamous Harley Quinn!
[he whistles over to Harley to come over]
The Joker: Oh, come to Daddy.
Harley Quinn: Puddin’.
The Joker: Oh yeah. Listen, you are my gift to this handsome hunka hunka! You belong to him now.
[Harely sits on Monster T’s lap]
Harley Quinn: Well. You’re cute. You want me? I’m all yours.
Monster T: I don’t want no beef.
The Joker: You don’t want no beef? You don’t want no beef?
Harley Quinn: Why, what’s wrong?
The Joker: You don’t want no beef?
Harley Quinn: You don’t like me? Fine. Don’t waste my time then.
Monster T: This is your lady.
The Joker: Look, are you enjoying yourself?
Monster T: No. That’s your lady, Joker.
The Joker: That’s right. Yeah. Yo, J.
[Joker shoots Monster T]
Admiral Olsen: These are villains, Amanda. What makes you think you can control them?
Amanda Waller: Because getting people to act against their own self-interests for the national security of the United States is what I do for a living.
Dexter Tolliver: In a world of flying men and monsters this is the only way to protect our country. The Pentagon Washington DC What if Superman had decided to fly down, rip off the roof of the White House and grab the President of the United States right out of the overall office? Who would’ve stopped him? We got contingency plans for nukes in North Korea, Anthrax in our mail, we got fluoride in our water. But what happens if the next Superman becomes a terrorist? Amanda Waller has a plan. Amanda.
Amanda Waller: I want to build a team of some very bad people who I think can do some good. Like fight the next war, defeat the next Superman.
Edwards: Not on my watch. You’re not putting those monsters back out on the street in our name.
Amanda Waller: General, we run them covertly non-attributed. Strictly need to know. And if they get caught, we throw them under the bus. The next war will be fought with these metahumans. Ours, or theirs. We’re not the only ones kicking up rocks looking for them.
Harley Quinn: Are you the devil?
Amanda Waller: Maybe.
Deadshot: What’s this, the cheerleading tryouts?
Deadshot: Y’all jokers must be crazy.
Rick Flagg: [to Wallar] You notice these are criminals? They’re psychotic antisocial freaks. It makes no sense.
Rick Flagg: I mean, you need real soldiers. Not these scumbags.
Amanda Waller: In World War Two, the US Navy made a deal with the mafia to protect it’s ships on the waterfront.
Rick Flagg: This ain’t World War Two.
Amanda Waller: It’s World War Three.
Rick Flagg: What are you really up to?
Amanda Waller: It’s a “need to know”, and, all you need to know is you work for me.
Rick Flagg: They warned me about you. My dumbass didn’t believe the stories.
Amanda Waller: Nobody does.
Harley Quinn: Hey, boys! Harley Quinn. How do you do? Huh? What was that? I should kill everyone and escape? Sorry. The voices.
[the others look at her and she laughs]
Harley Quinn: I’m kidding. Jeez. That’s not what they really said.
Rick Flagg: You disobey me, you die. You try to escape, you die. You otherwise irritate or vex me, and guess what? You die.
[Harley puts up her hand]
Harley Quinn: I’m known to be quite vexing. I’m just forewarning you.
Rick Flagg: Lady, shut up! This is the deal. You’re going somewhere very bad to do something that’ll get you killed. But until that happens, you’re my problem.
Deadshot: So was that like a pep talk?
Rick Flagg: Yeah, that was a pep talk. There’s your shit. Grab what you need for a fight. We’re wheels up in ten.
Deadshot: You might wanna work on your team motivation thing. You heard of Phil Jackson?
Rick Flagg: Yeah.
Deadshot: He’s like the gold standard, okay? Triangle, bitch. Study
Amanda Waller: Complete the mission you get time off your prison sentence. Fail the mission, you die. Anything happens to Colonel Flag, I’ll kill every single one of you. Remember, I’m watching. I see everything.
Rick Flagg: There’s your pep talk.
Deadshot: Compared to your shit, she killed it. So that’s it? What, we some kind of suicide squad?
Rick Flagg: I’ll notify your next of kin.
Rick Flagg: This is Katana. She’s got my back. She can cut all of you in half with one sword stroke, just like mowing the lawn. I would advise not getting killed by her. Her sword traps the souls of its victims.
Harley Quinn: Harley Quinn. Nice to meet you. Love your perfume. What is that? The stench of death?
Deadshot: I don’t know if they told you, but I’m a hitman. I’m not a fireman, I don’t save people.
Rick Flagg: Anything for a dollar, right?
Deadshot: You know the dark places, too. Don’t act like you don’t.
Rick Flagg: I’m a soldier. And you’re a serial killer who takes credit cards. When the shooting starts, and it will, you’ll cut and run.
Deadshot: Did you just threaten me?
Rick Flagg: Oh, yeah.
Deadshot: [chuckles] He just threatened me.
Deadshot: Your friend’s going to help us out with that, right?
Harley Quinn: You’re my friend, too.
Deadshot: Stay evil, doll face. Spread the word.
[Harley smashes a shop window and takes a purse]
Rick Flag: Seriously, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Harley Quinn: We’re bad guys, it’s what we do.
Captain Boomerang: [to Diablo] I hear you’re the fire bloke, hey? Well look at here.
Diablo: Yeah, I was. Yeah.
Captain Boomerang: Right, yeah. Hey.
[he opens his lighter]
Captain Boomerang: Fire. Wooh.
Deadshot: What you gonna do?
Diablo: You want to see something!
Deadshot: Oh, yeah, I want to see!
Diablo: You want to see something!
Deadshot: Yes, I want to see something!
[Diablo suddenly loses it and unleashes his power, flames shoot out of his hands]
Deadshot: I was just trying to get you there. No hard feelings, right? We’re good.
The Joker: Oh, you.
Harley Quinn: You’re not leaving me. You’re not leaving me!
The Joker: You, you, you are little pain in the ass.
Harley Quinn: I have done everything you said. Every test, every trial, every initiation. I have proved I love you. Just accept it!
The Joker: Got it, got it, got it. I am not someone who is loved. I’m an idea. A state of mind. I execute my will according to my plan, and you, Doctor, are not part of my plan.
Harley Quinn: Just let me in. I promise. Let me in! I promise I won’t hurt you!
The Joker: Oh, promise? Promise?
Harley Quinn: [to Deadshot] I know how the world works, okay? And when it comes to the heart, everyone for themselves, right?
Captain Boomerang: Looks like we have a spot of luck, eh? Be a walk in the park. Easy peasy.
Deadshot: Don’t make me shoot you.
The Joker: Question. Would you die for me?
Harley Quinn: Yes.
The Joker: That’s too easy. Would you… Would you live for me? Hm?
Harley Quinn: Yes.
The Joker: Careful. Do not say this oath thoughtlessly. Desire becomes surrender. Surrender becomes power. Do you want this?
Harley Quinn: I do.
The Joker: Say it. Say it. Say it. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty…
Harley Quinn: Please.
The Joker: God, you’re so good.
[Harley points her gun at Deatshot]
Deadshot: Woh! Relax. It’s me.
Harley Quinn: You ever been in love?
Deadshot: No, never.
Harley Quinn: Bullshit.
Deadshot: You don’t kill as many people as I’ve killed and still sleep like a kitten if you feel shit like love.
Harley Quinn: Another textbook sociopath.
Rick Flagg: Who’ll accept the consequences.
Amanda Waller: I am your consequence.
[referring to Waller]
Deadshot: Damn. That is just a mean lady.
Rick Flagg: Yeah, you’ll get used to it.
Harley Quinn: Puddin’! You got all dressed up for me?
The Joker: Oh, you know I’d do anything for you. By the way, I’ve got some grape soda on ice and a bear skin rug waiting.
Harley Quinn: Yeah?
Frost: Boss, we got a problem!
The Joker: Huh?
[Joker’s helicopter is hit by a missile]
The Joker: This bird is baked. Okay, honey. It’s me and you.
Harley Quinn: Let’s do it.
Deadshot: So, let me guess. We’re going to the swirling ring of trash in the sky. You know, cause why wouldn’t we? When does this end, Flag?
[at a bar]
Harley Quinn: What you having, KC?
Deadshot: Bloody Mary, right?
Killer Croc: Drink dulls the mind.
Harley Quinn: KC, it’s the end of the world. Have a drink with us.
Killer Croc: Beer.
Captain Boomerang: There he is. Give the man a beer.
Harley Quinn: How about you, hot stuff?
Diablo: Water.
Harley Quinn: That’s a good idea, honey.
[gets Diablo some water]
Harley Quinn: Ninja? You want some sake?
Katana: Whiskey.
Harley Quinn: Whiskey, okay.
[referring to his empty shot glass]
Deadshot: What am I, twelve?
[toasting]
Deadshot: Here’s to honor among thieves
Katana: I’m not a thief.
Deadshot: Oh, she’s not a thief.
Captain Boomerang: I actually prefer to think of myself as an asset relocation specialist.
Deadshot: Well, we almost pulled it off. Despite what everybody thought.
Diablo: We weren’t picked to succeed, you know that, right? We were all chosen to fail.
Deadshot: Yeah, I know that. Worst part of it is, they’re gonna blame us for the whole thing. And they can’t have people knowing the truth. We’re the patsies, the cover-up. Don’t forget, we’re the bad guys.
Deadshot: Bitch, I’m having a drink. I’m breathing fresh air. And, uh, for two sweet seconds I had hope.
Diablo: You had hope, huh? Hope don’t stop the wheel from turning, my brother.
Diablo: See, when I get mad, I lose control. You know, I just, I don’t know what I do. Till it’s done.
Captain Boomerang: And the kids?
Harley Quinn: He killed them. Didn’t you?
[Diablo starts to cry]
Harley Quinn: Own that shit. Own it! What do you think was gonna happen? Huh?
Deadshot: Hey, Harley. Come on.
Harley Quinn: What, you were just thinking you can have a happy family and coach little leagues, and make car payments? Normal is a setting on the dryer. People like us, we don’t get normal!
Captain Boomerang: Why is it always a knife fight every single time you open your mouth? You know, outside you’re amazing. But inside, you’re ugly.
Harley Quinn: We all are. We all are!
[looks at Killer Croc]
Harley Quinn: Except for him. He’s ugly on the outside, too.
Killer Croc: Not me, shorty. I’m beautiful.
Harley Quinn: Yeah, you are.
Captain Boomerang: You know what they say about the crazy ones.
Harley Quinn: Huh?
[mid-credit scene]
Amanda Waller: This is crown jewels here, Mr. Wayne. And you do understand my legal exposure. If anyone knew what I’ve procured for you.
Bruce Wayne: Listen, I can keep a secret, okay? What do you want?
Amanda Waller: People are asking questions about Midway City. The kind of people who can get the answers, and if they can get those answers, my head will be on a pike.
Bruce Wayne: Consider yourself under my protection, if you deliver.
[she gives Bruce the files regarding metahumans]
Amanda Waller: Why, Mr. Wayne?
Bruce Wayne: I just like to make friends.
Amanda Waller: That’s the difference between us. You believe in friendship, I believe in leverage.
Bruce Wayne: Goodnight.
Amanda Waller: You look tired. You should stop working nights.
Bruce Wayne: You should shut it down, or my friends and I will do it for you.
Total Quotes: 41
Trailers:
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Featurettes:
Sure Suicide Squad was poorly edited and there should have been more Joker but overall the movie was fresh, fun, entertaining, with an incredible performance from shining star Margot Robbie. If you are a comic book fan and by that I mean a person who enjoys the crazy and adventurous colorful works of art that comic books are then you will love this movie. If you are not a comic book fan then I hope you will enjoy this stylish collection of wonderful shots and an amazing cast, but really all the editors should never be allowed near cinema, and the should have been less Deadshot and more Joker
Rating: 5/5
Where do I begin?
Is it possible to give a move four negative stars? -*-*-*-*
Dark and dirty: words to describe a perverted concept that turns the concept of justice upside down, and should be rated R for its racist overtones.
In this movie super-felons are hauled out of their maximum security prison run by sadists who in turn are under the command of a super-sadistic tyrant played by Viola Davis, who along with Will Smith and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (who speaks like an illiterate), make a mockery of African Americans. But their performance is not to be undone for Adam Beach plays a Native American whose head is blown off in such a socio-pathological manner that it belittles Native Americans as disposable as a Pampers diaper. Adam’s role was obviously that of an affirmative action appointee.
But wait! Jay Hernandez, Diablo in the movie, also does his part in degrading minorities for he plays a tattooed Mexican gang member, perhaps MS13, who already brutally murdered his beautiful wife, and precious children. I’m sure that the hearts of Hispanics are swelling with pride as they leave the movie theater!
The grand finale to this racist rant is to have two whiteys, played by Jared Leto and Margo Robbie find love and happiness, invoking memory of Natural Born Killer.
That this hate fest is drawing children, is such a crime, that the director and producer should be arrested and charged with child endangerment.
Rating: 1/5
The DC movie universe is back for the second time this year. Following the disappointment of Batman v Superman the hopes of DC Comic fans were put on the shoulders of director David Ayer (Fury). This time we leave the dark and brooding world of the heroes and go into the more fun and wacky world of the villains.
Suicide Squad is set in a post-Superman world where governments are racing to come up with a plan to deal with the new meta-human threat. Amanda Waller’s (Viola Davis) solution is to take some of the worse bad guys and form “Task Force X.”
Having an ensemble cast instead of one main character means that there are some issues giving all the villains equal amount of time to be a part of the film. Characters like Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (yes, I googled that)) and Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney) are given little time to shine apart from a few jokes here and there. Where these characters lack through, Will Smith’s Deadshot and Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn make up for it. Deadshot is a badass assassin with the right amount of attitude that makes it perfect for Will Smith. Margot Robbie’s mentally deranged Harley Quinn provides some, if not all, of the best laughs in the film.
Then there’s the Joker (Jared Leto), this version of the clown prince of crime is less of an agent of chaos like Heath Ledgers and is more of a gangster with a twist. This character is good when we get to actually see him but he has been so heavily edited out that we are barely given enough time to form a proper opinion about him.
Suicide Squad could have benefitted greatly if the Joker were its main antagonist. Instead, what we get is yet another poorly developed character whose plan revolves around a big blue light going up to the sky (think Avengers Assemble, Fant4stic, and Man of Steel).
For the first 2 thirds of the film, we get a tone that is completely different to most superhero films – especially those made by DC. We are given a colourful and amusing film that is not ashamed of its comic book roots. Unfortunately, coming up to the climax of the film it reverts back to being a deadly serious piece of cinema where we can’t understand the characters motivations for their actions.
Suicide Squad has been panned by many for being a poorly edited mess with less than convincing characters. This may be true to some extent, but really Suicide Squad is a fun film with entertaining characters and a soundtrack to rival Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. If there were one bad thing to say about Suicide Squad then it would be that its trailers promised too much and the film couldn’t fully deliver.
7 wrist guns out of 10.
High hopes, lots of hype, and attractive trailers. Movie companies are really good at putting together a glimpse of what looks to be a great and promising movie. Some hit the bull’s-eye and some are just a letdown. With the growing trend and popularity of comic books being translated to film there has been a lot of excitement to see your favorite heroes and villains come to life.
The Suicide Squad looked to be a promising movie according to the trailer. They do a really great job of catching your attention with the ever so attractive Margot Robbie. The costumes and cinematography look stunning and very well done without flooding the film with so much CGI. The story however felt very “copycat” and similar to DC’s rival Marvel. It felt as though I was watching another installment of The Avengers. I feel that this type of movie just didn’t mesh well with specific characters such as The Joker and Dr. Harleen Quinzel (Harley Quinn). This movie had a very sci-fi feel, a very unlikely scenario for “The King and Queen of Gotham”. These characters are better suited for the directing styles of Christopher Nolan’s realistic feel.
Will Smith’s portrayal of Dead Shot was great and entertaining until the end of the movie. The cheesy dialog was somewhat reminiscent of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s portrayal of Mr. Freeze and quickly changed my mind about the writing and dialog.
Like X-Men and Avengers, there was an abundance of characters to see, but DC again fell short introducing too many characters. I like the idea of having characters with different abilities that contribute to the content of the movie, but introducing characters with a one minute background, at best, does not give the audience enough time to relate and soak in the personalities of each individual. Right after giving what little background they did give, I had already forgotten the supporting casts names and why they were a part of the movie in the first place. The writers should keep in mind that not everyone reads these comic books and that in order to catch that percentage of people’s interest, it cannot be rushed and there shouldn’t be too much at one time. You can’t fit 16 oz. of liquid in an 8 oz. container.
I hope the writers realize how poorly the characters were portrayed and use it to their advantage to make for a more complete story and character content
Rating: 2/5
I am embarrassed and ashamed that because I love comic books so much that I comprised on my morals to take my kids to see Suicide Squad! Disturbing, disappointing, dumb, and down right nasty! I consider myself a pretty tough guy…I’m an athletic, gun supporting, in shape 45 year old man, but I don’t appreciate ridiculous foul language and over-sexed comic book movies aimed at kids!!!
I should have known better than to see this film with my kids; I’m disappointed in myself that I didn’t walk out after the first 10 minutes!!! DC comics is taking the wrong path to create great movies with memorable characters!!! I love Will Smith, and I think Zack Snyder and David Ayer are talented people, but remember to whom much responsibility is given, much is expected!
They are failing us…the ticket buyer! Don’t waste your time with this garbage! Be a real hero to your kids and keep them at home!!! I failed my kids and my hero status has now been tainted as result of letting them see this film! I treasure my kids and have said I’m sorry for clouding their mind with such language and images!!!!
Rating: 1/5
Fluoride in the water that to control the masses isn’t it?
First thing first this movie is 10/10 it’s perfect. This movie was beautifully filmed and executed, with a funny and serious script. And one of the best cast ever. The story is put into the best way and how the characters are showing is amazing. The way that the director slips in cameos from other main characters in the DCU (DC Comics Universe). With an amazing sound track and lot of action this movie gets really exciting and fun. This is a must see for comic fans and who ever else likes action packed and funny movies in one.
Rating: 5/5