Everyone, sorry that this took a little longer than I hoped, but here is one of a few film reviews to come fairly soon. Today, we talk about the sequel to the 2016 DC Comics hit film, 2021’s The Suicide Squad.
Plot: Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), and a group of newer people that she teams up with, are assigned to go, and destroy a Nazi-era laboratory on a South American island, known as Project Starfish. Can the team withstand dangers along the way to accomplish their mission?
Now, for those of you who remember me reviewing the first film back in 2016, you may recall that I basically thought that that film was at least decent, but not one of the best superhero films out there. Now that we have this sequel five years later, was it any better? Well, not exactly? I mean yes, there was some good comedy throughout the film. Not to mention that characters like the shark, and the weasel, have some very good lines to deliver in this film as well. Honestly, they are the main characters who come close to helping make the comedy of DC films compete with the comedy in the Marvel films. But that may change overtime. We shall see. Anyway, yes, there was some very good action as well. And yes, the score by John Murphy was also well composed. Oh, and there is a mid-credits scene that the audience should stay for, since it’s a cliffhanger.
In spite of all this, however, the first film may end up seeming like a classic masterpiece to this film. Sure, the first film did have some issues story wise, and in regards to moral issues as well. Still, this film seemed slightly worse in regards to all of that. First off, this sequel seemed to have way too much blood, and gore than was necessary. Yikes! I mean we’re talking likely way too many deaths than seemed necessary, and violence that one shouldn’t have to be witnessed onscreen in the first place. Oh, and the language was probably way more foul, and coarse than in the first movie. Dang! No wonder this film was rated R. Okay, look I get that films with that type of rating will have plenty of violence. Saving Private Ryan, anyone? Still, do R-rated films, especially ones being released nowadays, have to go way over the top in that regard, or in regards to any other areas of a film? Even then the film also suffers from having acting that was decent, but not exactly the best. Finally, the character development could have maybe been a little better as well.
And that’s my review for this Suicide Squad sequel. Yeah, some people say that the reason that this film isn’t doing too well is because of it being released in both theaters, and on HBO Max. Still, even if that was not the case, how do we know that people would still enjoy this sequel as ouch as the first sequel, or even that it would be just as popular as it’s predecessor? If you’re okay with certain flaws in a movie like this one, you’re welcome to see it. Otherwise, I would say skip it, and stick with the original 2016 film.
Final Grade: C
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