The Suicide Squad Movie Review

A Fun Time

I went out and saw The Suicide Squad with one of my friends last Saturday, and I gotta say, I had a pretty fun time.

I'm going to use the IMDb synopsis for this one, "Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese."

The Suicide Squad was 100% turn your brain off and enjoy type of film. It's not great, but it's good enough to put everything on pause and have some fun. The cat works well together, the action is well paced, and the cinematography along with the editing is eye-catching.

This cast really plays off of each other perfectly. I would love to see them work together again. There were no "bad" performances, though I wish some characters got more screen time than others. Their chemistry had a natural flow to it.

The action scenes are really freaking fun. Sometimes it's nice to kick back, relax, and watch them go all out with their fights. There is one well paced action scene kinda towards the middle of the film where the Suicide Squad is going to save one of their own out in the wild, and the ending was pretty funny. 

 The editing, oh man, the editing. I swear the editor probably had a blast making this film. It's so stylized and comicbooky, it just works. I can't imagine a film like this edited any other way. On the cinematography POV, there are some really fun shots too.

I was a little cautious going into The Suicide Squad, cause I'm not a big fan of the director, James Gunn. But, he pleasantly surprised me with a good time. Granted, The Suicide Squad is no high brow art. But if you're looking to get away from it all, then The Suicide Squad is worth the watch.

final score: 3.5/5