Flop Squad

Rating: 2/10 (22 August 2016)

Let it be known that I am more a DC comics fan and have loved the Suicide Squad comics that were so excellently written by John Ostrander. Characters like Peacemaker, Bronze Tiger, Nightshade, Black Thorn were missed. Evil characters like Kobra and/or The Crimson Jihad could have easily provided an impetus for an excellent story line.
An incomplete incoherent chaotic mess of a movie, the story line suppurated like Lovecraftian flotsam and jetsam slime without a beginning, middle, or end. The loud flashes of photosensitive epilepsy (reminiscent of Cyber Soldier Porygon) failed to charm the dullest of viewers. There was no great reason to assemble hardened criminals together except for Waller's "...making people work against their wishes" rant. I get the Dirty Dozen slant to the whole Suicide Squad thing – but where is the story, people??? In a setting such as this, where you get a bunch of villains and anti-heroes into a swirl, you need to have a catch with all of them. First off, Deadshot's inaccurate portrayal of a supportive daughter can, however, still be passed off as a reason to let Lawton serve in the Squad and pine for freedom. Why Croc? Why Harley? Why Boomerbutt? Why Diablo? This is a team that is not meant for keeps – this is a team that arises as the effect of a cause.
In the 2nd World War, there were teams of criminals both from the Allied and Axis who were thrust to the forefront and forgotten. They were men who were sadistic and callous and without a hope in hell. But then, they were the effect of a cause. During the ravaged days of the war, with dwindling soldiers and dipping morale, the two sides needed every able finger on the trigger.
The mistake, with Suicide Squad is that, there is no reason to assemble Task Force X, except to stop Superman. The reason – aka, the cause, was lame and not convincing enough in the context of the 120 minute film. A team of heroes is assembled only when there is a cause, and a team of super villains is assembled only when there is no hope left. Enchantress/Incubus could have been that cause, although I was half expecting them to pull out the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from their kitty. Who you gonna call? Not Task Force X. Can I get my money back please?