After the events of Batman v Superman and the death of Superman, the world is now on notice when comes to metahumans and the supernatural. How can a government combat such a threat should it arise again? Enter Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), a Government agent who might be the scariest person in the DC Universe who happens to have a unique plan to face that threat. Waller’s plan is gather the worst criminals imaginable hold something they hold most dear to them and use that to her advantage. She does this all the while having complete control over their lives in the palm of her hand after injecting each one with an explosive device that when activated, kills them instantly.
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Speaking of Joker, one of the biggest questions raised was how the clown prince of crime fit into the overall storyline? As it turns out, he’s the x-factor with his own objective and that is free Harley Quinn which he was able to do at the very end leaving the door wide open to future storylines for these two. As Dean Martin once sang, that’s amore. As for Leto, I’ll give him an incomplete. His appearance is more of an extended cameo than anything else. What I saw was interesting but not enough to have a feeling one way or another.
Like Marvel, there is a mid-credit scene involving a certain member of a certain league discussing metahumans with Waller. DC may be late to the party but they’re going all out to build a unique universe that is a completely different from the one Marvel has established. Suicide Squad had so much potential to be more than what it was.
Directed by: David Ayer
Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Jared Leto, Joel Kinnaman, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne and Jai Courtney
PG13 123 Mins
SUICIDE SQUAD – **1/2 (out of 5 stars)
May the Dork be with you,
JPB
The Dork Knight
