Suicide Squad a great action-comedy thriller!

Rating: 7/10 (31 May 2018)

By Michael Sturek
The combination of characters throughout the DC comics into one movie, was an interesting experiment, but it was effective in the end. Suicide Squad directed by David Ayer featured an excellent soundtrack and cast, but it lacked a stable and exciting plot. The well chosen cast led by actor Will Smith was one of the first things I noticed in this action-comedy thriller. Smith portrayed the villain turned hero Deadshot, which was supported by famous actors, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Jared Leto as The Joker.
The movie begins with capturing and imprisoning of each of the villains. Each villain is given a thrilling backstory that sucks up the viewers attention. The imprisoned villains are visited by the lady in charge of Task Force X, Amanda Waller, which is portrayed by Viola Davis. Waller has assembled these villains into the expected disaster (at the time) Task Force X. The task force is led by a highly decorated Military Veteran Rick Flag played by Joel Kinnaman. Flag is dating Dr. June Moone, played by Cara Delevingne, who has the power to transform into an evil Queen, Enchantress, by whispering her alter ego "Enchantress". While on a mission Dr. Moone loses control of her alter ego, and Enchantress takes over, releasing her evil brother, Incubus. The Task Force X is sent in to destroy the threat on Midway City.
The director, David Ayer is a very established and successful director in the film industry. He is most famous for directing Suicide Squad, Bright, Fury, Training Day, and Sabotage. Ayer has been a director for more than 15 years and has made a name for himself. He draws in famous actors for both his large roles and supporting actors/actresses. In Suicide Squad, the lead role is portrayed by Will Smith as Deadshot. Smith has had a long acting career most famously in his role of Will Smith in the hit television show, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Smith's supporting actress Margot Robbie who plays Harley Quinn has appeared in many films, most famously in the films, Wolf of Wall Street, I, Tonya, and Focus, which also featured Smith.

My favorite parts of the film were the cast, soundtrack, and the setting of the film. The soundtrack was created by, Steven Price. The soundtrack featured famous songs: "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots, "Purple Lamborghini" by Skrillex and Rick Ross, "Sucker For Pain" by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, and Imagine Dragons. The use of this excellent soundtrack added the needed emotion to the action scenes throughout this thriller. The initial setting of the film was in Toronto, Ontario. The final battle between the self declared Suicide Squad and the evil brother and sister duo occured in Midway City, which is modeled after the famous city Chicago, Illinois. The setting provided a realistic battle occuring in a large, important city. The director also used the weather to make the scene more dramatic and lively. Ayer brought the rain into the final battle scene which threw a new element into this already difficult battle.
The genre of this film is action-comedy. The actors and scripts promote both action comedy. Many movies do not use this kind of tactic for an action movie, however Suicide Squad did an excellent job bringing both action and comedy together to form a great overall movie. Some other films that use this action-comedy genre are both Deadpool and Deadpool 2.
Suicide Squad combined many different characters from the DC comic universe and created an excellent action-comedy thriller. Although I am a big Marvel comic fan and have not explored the DC comics, this movie was an excellent introductory to the DC comics for me. I believe that this movie was excellent despite the difficult plot to follow, however the cast, soundtrack, and setting made up for the plot.