Suicide Squad (2016)

A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.

Director:

David Ayer

Writer:

David Ayer

Stars:

Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie

Won 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 39 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Smith	...	Deadshot
Jaime FitzSimons	...	Sergeant Ames Bravo 14
Ike Barinholtz	...	Griggs
Margot Robbie	...	Harley Quinn
Christopher Dyson	...	Missing Hand Guard
Bambadjan Bamba	...	T-Shirt Vendor
Viola Davis	...	Amanda Waller
Ted Whittall	...	Admiral Olsen
David Harbour	...	Dexter Tolliver
Robin Atkin Downes	...	Angelo
Robert B. Kennedy	...	U.S. Marshal
Billy Otis	...	Mafia Snitch
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon	...	Zoe
Jared Leto	...	The Joker
James McGowan	...	Panda Man

Storyline

It feels good to be bad...Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren't picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it's every man for himself?

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Plot Keywords:

reference to superman | suicide squad | mission | insanity | sociopath | 

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Taglines:

Justice has a bad side.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG - 13 for sequences of violence and action throughout, disturbing behavior, suggestive content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese Spanish

Release Date:

5 August 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Task Force X

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$175,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$133,682,248, 7 August 2016

Gross USA:

$325,100,054

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$746,846,894

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlas Entertainment, DC Comics, DC Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min 134 min (Extended Cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When asked what was the problem that caused the movie to have a poor reception and lukewarm reviews to critics and fans Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag) stated in an interview to Yahoo Movies: "In the third act. It was a great setup, great characters. I think that if, when we do a second one, I wouldn't be surprised if we see more of a grounded version of the film. I think the characters are so extreme, so I think it would be more effective if we're seeing them [around] maybe less sorcery. Because I think the characters become more extreme if you see them in conjunction with more real people".

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Goofs

June Moone's last name is spelled "Moon" in the credits.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Griggs: Chow time!

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Crazy Credits

The IMAX intro for the film features the statement "Worst Heroes Ever" and a trip through Arkham Asylum and a battle-worn Gotham City.

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Alternate Versions

The Extended Cut adds 11 minutes.

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Connections

Referenced in Gotham: Rise of the Villains: Mommy's Little Monster (2015)

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Soundtracks

Over Here
Written by Slim Jxmmi (as Aaquil Brown), Swae Lee (as Khalif Brown), Andre Harris, Marquel Middlebrooks, Pierre Ramon Slaughter (as Pierre Slaughter) and Mike Will Made It (as Michael Williams)
Performed by Rae Sremmurd feat. Bobo Swae
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Snatches Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

I think the IMDb user rating of 6.5 perfectly encapsulates what to expect. I use the site mainly to calibrate my expectations before watching a blockbuster or decide to invest my time in giving an indie feature a chance.

Suicide Squad has such star power and superhero connections that I was going to watch it no matter what the user reviews said (I always disregard critic reviews as they rarely are helpful) and feel like many viewers were going to as well.

The movie has cool set pieces, action scenes and fantastic costumes. However, the plot is so muddled and choppy it detracts from the viewing experience. Another weak link is the enemy - no real backstory to draw us in, almost no explanation on what the enemy is building, and almost laughable minions for the "heroes" to combat.

There are so many cool characters, I think the movie and plot would have been better served if this had been Part I of a series, rather a stand alone movie.

I read an article that stated David Ayer only had six weeks to put a script together and it unfortunately it shows. I felt like I was watching a long trailer - cool and fun scenes that were disconnected from each other.

I certainly won't say to pass on this, especially comic book fans, but be warned it is a let down. Especially, considering the awesome source material the director had to work with.