
South China Morning Post
(The) delirious mix of comedy and cartoon violence DC Comics fans hoped for...
Full reviewMargot Robbie, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman and Jai Courtney return alongside newcomers Idris Elba, John Cena, Pete Davidson and Taika Waititi in the standalone sequel to the DC Films 2016 hit Suicide Squad, with Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn writing and directing.
Gavin O'Connor (The Accountant) was originally signed on to direct but left the project in 2018, leaving the spot open for James Gunn, returning to big studio filmmaking after his firing by Walt Disney from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Gunn's said to be drawing inspiration from the original '80s comic book characters rather than continuing with the 2016 film's narrative.
LessDon't get too attached to any of the Squad's new dysfunctional anti-heroes: everybody's cannon-fodder in this explosion of violence and comedy.
(The) delirious mix of comedy and cartoon violence DC Comics fans hoped for...
Full reviewEmbraces a superhero vibe... and adds elements of workplace comedy, gritty war movie, dysfunctional family drama and kaiju disaster flick...
Full reviewA good half of the jokes don't land, but unlike his predecessor's joyless slog, Gunn's version at least celebrates the nonsense...
Full reviewGunn's distinct and self-assured vision... puts The Suicide Squad alongside the very best of modern comic-book filmmaking.
Full reviewJames Gunn gets it. His take on The Suicide Squad is unashamedly silly, but crucially never stupid...
Full reviewGunn gels it together with a wicked sense of humour and an evident affection for his characters...
Full reviewIn many ways, the gleefully profane, anything-goes mayhem of The Suicide Squad feels like a mega-budget version of the Troma Studios productions that gave Gunn his start. And thank goodness for that.
Full reviewOnly the man who wrote Tromeo and Juliet could deliver something this gleefully grotesque, vicious, and unapologetic, and the DC Universe is all the better for it.
Full reviewNot a single gag lands and most of them offend. This might actually be worse than the first one.
Full reviewIt is not for children. It's not really for adults either. But the eternal inner adolescent that lives within us all will almost certainly have a swell time.
Full reviewNot everything works here, but the sheer crazy confidence-through-chaos of the Suicide Squad and their bizarrely dysfunctional MO makes for a mighty spectacle.
Full reviewThe Suicide Squad is James Gunn at his most unhinged, unrestrained and unleashed, but the result is one of the best DC movies in years.
Full reviewIt’s clear that (Gunn) understands not only the superhero genre but knows enough about the DC universe to satiate life-long fans. Better yet, he knows how to have fun...
Full reviewJames Gunn renders the half-grim, half-absurdist nature of the Suicide Squad with delightfully bloody abandon.
Full reviewEndearingly sweet, even as it's spilling brain matter and gore by the bucket load.
Full reviewJames Gunn has done the seemingly impossible: He has found the fun in the Suicide Squad.
Full reviewNot only does it find the nastily enjoyable vibe that eluded its predecessor, but it also tells a story worth following...
Full reviewThe Suicide Squad is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Neon and Neon Rentals and AroVision.
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