The Suicide Squad

Note: Not to be confused with the 2016 film of the same name.

The Suicide Squad is a 2021 American superhero film based on the DC Comics team Suicide Squad. Produced by DC Films, Atlas Entertainment and The Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a standalone sequel to Suicide Squad and the tenth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). It was written and directed by James Gunn and stars an ensemble cast including Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney and Peter Capaldi. The Suicide Squad was theatrically released internationally on July 30, 2021, and in the United States on August 5, exactly 5 years after the original, while streaming on HBO Max for a month the next day.

Peacemaker, a spin-off television series starring Cena, debuted on HBO Max in January 13, 2022.

Plot
The government sends the most dangerous supervillains in the world - Bloodsport, Peacemaker, King Shark, Harley Quinn and others - to the remote, enemy-riddled island of Corto Maltese. Armed with high-tech weapons, they trek through the dangerous jungle on a search-and-destroy mission, with only Col. Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave.

Why The Suicide Squad Is Back

 * 1) This movie is a major improvement over its predecessor, as it has a sensible and understandable plot, and it even feels realistic, not to mention how it fixes the problems from the 2016 film with the character development and editing.
 * 2) The R-rating fits very well in this film.
 * 3) This film takes many bold risks and executes them very well:
 * 4) *The movie isn't scared to show the problems with the US government, such as censorship and US soldiers killing innocent civilians.
 * 5) *One of the rare movies (and probably the first superhero movie) where the Americans are the villains.
 * 6) *Various members are killed off, even ones who returned from the 2016 predecessor, and ones who the audience has followed throughout the whole film.
 * 7) *The Project Starfish story is another step in the DCEU's creative direction.
 * 8) *More than one villain in the movie, but each gets a big role.
 * 9) *The movie itself is a standalone sequel to an awfully received movie, showing that sometimes bad movies deserve a second chance.
 * 10) James Gunn makes a return to directing and Warner Bros. has given him a lot more freedom than Disney, which led to him creating a unique movie.
 * 11) Amazing acting. For example:
 * 12) *Margot Robbie continues her great performance as Harley Quinn, and her design is more faithful to the comics.
 * 13) *Pete Davidson is perfectly cast as Blackguard.
 * 14) *Sylvester Stallone (voice) and Steve Agee (body) were the perfect casting choice for King Shark.
 * 15) *Idris Elba is a great replacement for Will Smith.
 * 16) *John Cena did a great job as Peacemaker to the point that he got his own spin-off/sequel show.
 * 17) Plenty of good and fun self-aware humor that they will never be overused, mediocre or bad.
 * 18) *King Shark has funny quotes like "bird" and "hand", which is surprising, due to how simplistic these quotes are.
 * 19) You don't need to watch the original Suicide Squad or mh:awfulmovies:Birds of Prey to watch this movie, and despite this, the movie still follows the continuity from both movies unlike other movie sequels that either retcon or ignore its prequel.
 * 20) The action scenes, like the rest of DC movies, are really entertaining and fast-paced. For example, there is a scene where Harley Quinn manages to kill a bunch of policemen in the most incredible way, then later a beautiful special effect comes out after she shoots the guards and then takes out a stick.
 * 21) The cinematography by Henry Braham is good-looking and awesome, since its known that it was cinematographed by him, as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
 * 22) The new characters introduced in this movie are very likable and entertaining meta characters, as well as the returning ones:
 * 23) *Bloodsport is a replacement for Deadshot, and his chemistry and character arc are enjoyable. Plus, he's believable as an anti-hero, unlike Deadshot.
 * 24) *Ratcatcher 2 is a heartwarming character who is easy to empathize with.
 * 25) *Polka-Dot Man is surprisingly enjoyable and interesting to watch.
 * 26) *Amanda Waller is now more threatening and expresses more emotions, she even has a bigger role than the last movie.
 * 27) *Harley Quinn continues to be an entertaining and fleshed-out character.
 * 28) *Rick Flag is made likable and genuinely heroic, unlike in the 2016 predecessor where he was a generic military soldier.
 * 29) The score is very amazing, courtesy of John Murphy.
 * 30) The movie overall saved James Gunn's career after Disney fired him.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The title can be confusing to newcomers, whether the film was a sequel, spin-off or reboot.
 * 2) Some of the characters were underutilized, like Captain Boomerang, TDK and Savant.

Critical response
The Suicide Squad received acclaim, who praised Gunn's direction, performances of the cast, self-aware humor, themes, and visual style. The film was considered a major improvement over its predecessor. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 250 reviews of the film are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The audience score was 82%. The site's critics consensus reads, "Enlivened by writer-director James Gunn's singularly skewed vision, The Suicide Squad marks a funny, fast-paced rebound that plays to the source material's violent, anarchic strengths.", while the Audience Says consensus reads, "The story isn't amazing, but the over-the-top action and (sometimes literally) side-splitting gags make this Suicide Squad a major improvement.". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on 49 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, the same score as the first film, while PostTrak reported 83% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 62% saying they would definitely recommend it.

Despite this, it was review bombed by Snyder Cut fans. Director James Gun says: "I'll live - stuff like this means nothing in the big picture. (And important to point out most of the SnyderCut fans have been supportive, it's only a few who feel it's worthwhile spending their time doing stuff like this."

Box office
As of August 6, 2021, The Suicide Squad has grossed $12.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $6.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $18.9 million.

The Suicide Squad is projected to gross around $30 million from 4,000 theaters during its opening weekend in North America. It made $12.2 million on its first day, including $4.1 million from Thursday night previews, the biggest total for an R-rated film during the pandemic and slightly topping Birds of Preys $4 million. It went on to debut to $26.2 million, topping the box office and marking the best R-rated opening since the start of the pandemic, but it was the second-lowest debut total of the DCEU franchise, behind Wonder Woman 1984s $16.7 million opening weekend. The underperformance was blamed on the ongoing concerns over the COVID Delta variant; the simultaneous HBO Max release; the overall mixed reception of the DCEU; a lack of marquee stars and characters; and the confusion of whether the film was a sequel, spin-off, or reboot.

The week prior to its domestic release, the film made $6.7 million from five countries, including $4.7 million in the United Kingdom and $1.6 million in France.

Streaming viewership
Samba TV reported 2.8 million households streamed the film over its first four days of release, the second-largest total of a day-and-date title on the platform behind Mortal Kombat.

Trivia

 * Before the movie came out, July 29, 2021, they released a Bloodsport skin from the very popular Battle Royale game, Fortnite, which released a character skin, a sword, a backpack, and 4 graffiti (only if you buy the pack with everything it has) like Harley Quinn, King Shark, etc.
 * The film received a spin off series, Peacemaker, starring Cena, which aired on the streaming service HBO Max on January 13, 2022.
 * Another Spin off series is in development, though unlike Peacemaker, it will be more dramatic and less comedic.
 * The Director James Gunn was fired by Disney from Marvel after finding out old offensive tweets from his account, once Warner Bros found this, they immediately hired him to direct a DC movie.
 * Warner Bros originally wanted James Gunn to direct a Superman movie but he refused as he wasn't sure if he could direct a good Superman movie so they let him choose a DC project to direct which ended up being this movie.

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