{"id":7744,"date":"2016-08-05T14:40:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T12:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylefix.boohoo.com\/aus\/story\/suicide-squad-the-411"},"modified":"2017-06-22T16:19:10","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T15:19:10","slug":"suicide-squad-the-411","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com\/au\/story\/suicide-squad-the-411","title":{"rendered":"Suicide Squad: The 411"},"content":{"rendered":"

reviewer Dan Entwistle<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

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With superheroes, you expect certain things, right?<\/p>\n

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To be brave.
<\/span>To be honourable.<\/span><\/p>\n

To want to do the right thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, the Suicide Squad are none of these things and less: super-criminals thrown into the slammer by Batman (Ben Affleck), this motley crew of killers, thieves and mercenaries is recruited by shadowy government agent Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) to go into the worst situations imaginable with the lowest chance of survival.<\/span>  
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Before you\u2019ve even thought about dipping into the popcorn, Suicide Squad blasts through the intros for our \u201cWorst Heroes Ever\u201d. They are: Deadshot (Will Smith, ace as always), a master assassin and father; El Diablo (Jay Hernandez) who can conjure fire from thin air; Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), half man half crocodile, as well as many, many more. But perhaps the stand-out is Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie, clearly having a great time and looking like every boys teen dream come true): the girlfriend of famous Batman villain, The Joker (Jared Leto). When the movie begins to sag towards the middle, Robbie and Smith keep the momentum going with chemistry and humour, even if it\u2019s at the expense of the other characters.<\/p>\n

Oh, and those wondering about Leto\u2019s Joker? He\u2019s pretty good, but anyone wanting a constant presence will be disappointed as it\u2019s more or less a glorified cameo. His character definitely needs more room to strut and I’m hyped a future movie where he could face off against Batman himself.<\/p>\n

Where the movie kicks serious A$$ is in its action: each member of the Squad gets to show off his or her (or its) unique set of skills, whether it\u2019s Katana (Karen Fukuhara) slicing her way through enemies with her, er, katana or the hilariously named Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney) using his\u2026 well, you can probably guess. The action doesn\u2019t get as EPIC as recent superhero movies, but it\u2019s intense and unpredictable with a fight towards the end of the movie that will give you edge of the seat style thrills. <\/p>\n

So, a great cast of characters, fun performances and full throttle action! All good right? Not quite.<\/p>\n

The soundtrack is a lot and interrupts the flow of the movie. Despite featuring The White Stripes, Grace, Eminem and Queen, at points it feels like you\u2019re watching MTV (y\u2019know, back in the day when they actually showed music videos). It simply doesn\u2019t work and if I was to give advice for a sequel: less is definitely more.<\/p>\n

Also, in a movie entirely about villains, it\u2019s annoying that they couldn\u2019t find one who was interesting enough to be the big bad. A predictable \u201cI must end the world because reasons\u201d plan and character development so thin it\u2019d blow away in the wind, our main villain feels like an afterthought.<\/p>\n

Yes, this movie is messy, doesn\u2019t get everything right but it is proper entertaining and gets the job done. So, a little like the Suicide Squad then.<\/p>\n

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