'Suicide Squad' movie reviews: Things not looking good for DC Comics film

DC’s “Suicide Squad” has now received its share of reviews. Despite the anticipation of the film being the saving grace of DC Extended Universe, the critics were left overwhelmed.

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Fans who expect “Suicide Squad” to bring justice to the DC Extended Universe may lose all hope with the critical comments of those privileged to get a glimpse of the flick.

One such review speaks on how Joker (Jared Leto) and Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) managed to steal the show with their slightly witty antics. With the grim atmosphere of “Suicide Squad,” however, it was not enough to provide the proper comic relief that it needed to alleviate the movie itself. The Joker’s participation, however, is still expected to bring the numbers up for “Suicide Squad” in the box office.

Peter Debruge of Variety said, “ Blame it on Batman, but the DC universe has gotten awfully dark in recent years, especially compared with the candy-coloured competition over at Marvel. Rather than bringing levity and irreverence to the increasingly unpleasant comic-book sphere, as its psychedelic acid-twisted marketing campaign suggests, 'Suicide Squad' plunges audiences right back into the coal-black world of 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,' picking up after the Man of Steel’s demise to imagine a government so desperate that its only hope to fight the next 'meta-human' threat is by assembling a team of the gnarliest super-villains around.”

Rolling Stone's Peter Travers gave the film a one star rating. He was disappointed about the addition of zombies in the film's final battle, as well as the clichés that plagued the film.

"Who stole the soul of 'Suicide Squad'? I'd say it's Ayer's willingness to go all limp-d--- and compromise his hardcore action bona fides for a PG-13 crowdpleaser that would rather ingratiate than cut deep, or even cut at all," Travers wrote.

"Superfreaks become supersweeties and 'Suicide Squad: Dawn of Dullness' (my subtitle) does the impossible. Forget 'Batman v Superman' — at least it tried. This botch job makes 'Fantastic Four' look good," he added, referring to the previous superhero flicks that were also panned by critics and audiences alike.

The other characters in “Suicide Squad” were said to have been given their own airtime, but their relevance and roles were not as properly appointed, The Daily Beast reports. The first to give in to the pressure was Slipknot (Adam Beach), whereas characters Deadshot (Will Smith), Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) and Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje) were said to have presented their share of action to the group.

Overall, “Suicide Squad” may have surpassed “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” but it's too early to judge if it will be a blockbuster flop or an utter success.

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