Scholars of classical Hollywood sometimes speak of "the genius of the system," a phrase coined by the French critic Andre Bazin to refer to the ability of the old studio machinery to tuton out works of inventive and beautiful popular art. But times change. "Suicide Squad," the latest product of the DC WARNERS BROS. parthnership, is a good example of the idiocy of the system.
This is not to say that it's a completely terrible movie, it is certainly no worse than "X-Men : Apocalypse," "Captain America : Civil War" or, heaven knows, "Batman vs Superman : Dawn of Justice". But rather that its virtues and shortcomings are more systemic than specific.
Written and directed by David Ayer ("Fuey," "End of Watch"), "Suicide Squad" is a so-so, off-peak superhero movie. It chases after the nihilistic swagger of "Deadpool" and the anarchic whimsy of "Guardians of the Galaxy" but trips over its own feet. The colors are lurid and smeary (when it's not too dark to see what's going on). The language pushes the far boundary of its PF-13 rating. The death toll is high, and the weapons are nasty. In spite of all the mayhem and attitude, the overall mood is cautious. For a film about a gang outlaw brawlers, "Suicide Squad" is awfully careful to stay inside the lines.
The superhero genre is at present the most lucrative and, for that reason, the most rigid in modern cinema. Would be auterurs are kept on a shor leash, and each individual feaure must serve as a place holder, offering just enought novelty to stimulate audience interest in the next episodes.
"Suicide Squad" presents a motley collection of characters, drawn from DC comic-book series of the same name and played by an assortment of emerging and establlished actors. Superman is, for the moment, out of the picture. Batman, in his current Ben Affleck incarnation, shows up now and then to provide brand continuity. His nemesis the Joker is a more frequent and annoying presence, played as a preening, pimpish sociopath by Jared Leto. Joker's girlfriend, Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), is a principal member of the squad of unusually gifted creatures- "metahumans" is apparently the politically aware term of the moment assembled to fight an evil that grows as the story advances.
A series of tactical skirmishes with faceless minions. semi zombies that can be slaughtered en masse, without a second thought leads to a big final showdown. Spoiler alert : It's essentially the final showdown from "Ghostbusters" and at least a half-dozen other recent blockbusters, with a few differences of what I guess we should call nuance. You can safely duck out of the theather and spend a good 20 minutes on the claw machine or Instagram, slipping back in to catch the final song and the sequel-teasing extra scene during the end credit.
"Suicide Squad" is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). It's too cynical, or too scared, to be as grisly or as dirty as it should be.
Running time : 2 hours 2 minutes !.
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