Direction: James Gunn
Country: USA
Frenzied enough to, at least, keep you awake and alert, The Suicide Squad is a self-satisfied incursion on DC Comics that brims with incorrigible wickedness and gory action. Under the leadership of writer/director James Gunn (The Guardians of the Galaxy, 2014), this new installment is notably superior to the previous one, poorly conceived by David Ayer in 2016. In addiction to the lively humor, the story is supported by an interesting political backdrop that opposes the American government to a Latin-American guerrilla.
A competent ensemble cast gives life to a bunch of deranged, unlikely heroes tasked with a perilous mission in the island of Corto Maltese. Idris Elba as Bloodsport, John Cera as Peacemaker, Joel Kinnaman as Colonel Flag, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher, and David Dastmalchian as the reticent Polka-Dot Man, all do a good job here, but none reaches the heights of Margot Robbie as the unpredictable Harley Quinn, what an acrobatic psycho turned irresistible princess. Her wild romantic encounter and ferocious escape from a torture prison were the most delightful episodes of the film.
There’s also the voice of Sylvester Stallone giving expression to the voracious King Shark, while the villain scientist, played by Peter Capaldi, is not bad at all. And there’s even a giant alien starfish that threatens to control everyone and destroy everything that moves.
It’s no clever film, plot-wise, and some characters are definitely better developed than others, but I didn’t find the disappointments to be devastating. Anyway, the outrageous avalanche of anarchy and energy is non-stop.
