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Description: • Suicide Squad (2016) - An unfocused waste of a promising cast, 4/10. WATCH full episodes of "Movie Night" -- bit.ly/JogJPMN READ my un-filmed reviews / scripts: bit.ly/JPMNNotFilmed FOLLOW me on Letterboxd to see what I'm watching / rating: bit.ly/JonLetterboxd ~ Movie Night ~ Your host, and film critic Jonathan Paula reviews everything from opening day releases, recent DVDs, upcoming trailers, and classics from years past. Each "Quick Review" is an excerpt from a full episode, which airs on the Jogwheel channel every week. ~ Watch More Reviews ~ Browse By Year ----- bit.ly/MNYear Browse By Rating --- bit.ly/MNRating Trailer Reviews ------- bit.ly/MNTrailers ~ Other Channels ~ Jogwheel (Main channel) --- bit.ly/Jogwheel Jon's World (2nd channel) -- bit.ly/JonWorld The Microwave Show --------- bit.ly/TMSArchive Twitch ------------------------------ bit.ly/JonTwitch ~ Social Media & Merch ~ Twitter ---------------------------- bit.ly/JonTW Facebook ----------------------- bit.ly/JonFBFan Instagram ----------------------- bit.ly/JonInsta Patreon -------------------------- bit.ly/JonPatreon Letterboxd ---------------------- bit.ly/JonLetterboxd T-Shirts -------------------------- bit.ly/JogStore ~ Credits ~ Created by ------ Jonathan Paula Camera ---------- Panasonic HMC-150 Microphone ----- Sennheiser ME 66 Software --------- Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 Computer ------- bit.ly/JonPaulaPC • Jogwheel Productions © 2017 • ~ Truncated Script ~ Full text here: letterboxd.com/jonpaula/film/suicide-squad-2016 An ensemble bore. Released in the summer of 2016, this superhero action film grossed three-quarters of a billion dollars, despite being raked by critics. But it did win an Academy Award win for its make-up and hairstyling! The cockamamie plot follows shadowy government-type Viola Davis as she recruits a bunch of unstable criminals to rescue her from an unstable criminal she recruited earlier. Do I have that right? Yeah... the story really is that dumb. DC Comics' desperate attempt to create their own, expansive 'cinematic universe' is on full, pathetic display in this PG-13 rated film - as character after character are introduced via elaborate flashbacks and pointless montages. The entire first act feels like a lengthy "previously on" briefing before the finale episode of a season-long drama. Obviously, laying this groundwork is necessary - but it would have been far better delivered in a standalone feature or two. Worse still, the disproportionate character development immediately telegraphs which member of the titular mercenary group is expenzdable to the script. A prediction which is confirmed mere minutes after Slipknot is unceremoniously introduced, and then almost immediately dispatched. Although the story is drawn-out to 135 minutes, it still feels needlessly rushed... and yet, simultaneously it doesn't seem like anyone is in a hurry to save the world. The characters take even take a lengthy pause for some drinks at an abandoned hotel bar. Will Smith does his best with a lazy script, bringing real life and depth to his character, while his gorgeous "Focus" co-star Margot Robbie steals every scene she's in. Her bubbly charisma, psychotic persona, and drop-dead looks create an irresistible cocktail you can't help but enjoy. Their participation save this film from becoming totally unwatchable. ... In regards to music, DC Comics is once again shamelessly playing catch-up, as they attempt to mimic the incredible "Guardians Of The Galaxy" soundtrack. Rather than connecting these songs to the narrative in any compelling or emotional way, they're just haphazardly used as 10-second leitmotifs. A distracting after-thought that not only ruins their effectiveness, but illustrates how desperate the film is to keep things 'fun'. "Suicide Squad" may have a couple memorable characters and sequences, but it lacks cohesion or purpose. Whether you lay blame at Ayer's feet or with the studio executives - the end result is the same; a jumbled mess of periodically entertaining moments, lost amongst their surroundings. "Suicide Squad" is an unfocused waste of a promising cast. I thought it was MEH. ~