Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad (15): A surfeit of Gunn-violence.

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “The Suicide Squad” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: What a difference a “The” makes! The original “Suicide Squad” from 2016 was a botched and lacklustre affair, getting just 2.5 stars from me. James Gunn’s semi-reboot is hyper-violent, overlong, totally ludicrous but a whole bunch of fun. One of … Read more

One Mann's Movies: Suicide Squad (2016)

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The length of time it’s taken me to catch this one at the cinema belies my lukewarm interest in the material: I’m not a ‘fan boy’ for either Marvel or DC properties. As it turns out, writer/director David “Fury” Ayer’s Suicide Squad is just plain frustrating in cinematic terms. The story concerns the efforts of … Read more