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Lots of fun but little forward momentum.
But sometimes the low-hanging fruit is also the sweetest fruit.
Book read, he rumbles, adorably, holding the book upside down.
So smart, me.
Enjoy book so much.
Of course, the Suicide Squad concept was always meant to upend the noble superhero virtues.
This is a crack team of killers assembled from a variety of supervillains serving time in prison.
Sometimes they fight because they get to kill.
Sometimes they switch sides, because they are, after all, bad guys at heart.
It had its moments of refreshing nastiness but had clearly beenhacked to piecesin post-production.
Ayer has sinceall but disowned the film.
He throws deadly polka dots; she controls armies of rats.
Theres also a variety of lesser baddies such as Blackguard (Pete Davidson), T.D.K.
Hes a slick filmmaker, to be sure.
He shoots action cleanly and has a flair for visual punchlines that make his more grotesque indulgences acceptable.
(And this had been someone weliked.)
The lack of narrative momentum or compelling character arcs starts to wear on you.
The jokes get old, too.
But Gunn doesnt leave it there.
The character then explains why he hates his mom so much.
Then we see through his eyes, and realize that everybody around him has his mothers face.
The first time this happens, its pretty funny.
By the third time it happens, it feels like a gag being driven into the ground.
The movie has humor and style to burn, and not much else.
For some, that will be more than enough.
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