REVIEW: “The Suicide Squad” shoots off sparks of blunt-force action and lawless laughs befitting the tale of crimefighting criminals on a mission to oblivion, writes Peter Travers.
The actor, author and former WWE superstar plays Peacemaker in the film about a rowdy group of antiheroes.No one is more surprised to admit that the DC comic-book anarchy of"The Suicide Squad," now in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, actually shoots off sparks of blunt-force action and lawless laughs befitting the tale of crimefighting criminals on a mission to oblivion.
Now, thanks to the renegade miracle working of writer-director James Gunn, who cut his teeth grinding out horror quickies, this sequel/redo has found just the right wizard of creative chaos to turn"The Suicide Squad" into the scuzzy, down-and-dirty whirlwind it was always meant to be. MIA is Will Smith as Deadshot. But that's no loss when charisma icon Idris Elba steps in as Bloodsport, a mercenary with gun skills you don't mess with. There's also John Cena as the ironically named Peacemaker, a butcher who wears a helmet that looks like a toilet seat.Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, John Cena as Peacemaker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Peter Capaldi as The Thinker and Idris Elba as Bloodsport are shown in Warner Bros.
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