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  • Suicide Squad (2016)
    Review preview for Suicide Squad

    Just as these characters all sound like they are named by pre-teen kids playing with action figures (apologies to the storied history of DC) the plotting follows suit by treating them just like poseable toys.

    Luke Shaw · 1.5 out of 5
    A secret government agency recruits jailed supervillains to take on a dangerous mission.
  • The Suicide Squad (2021)
    Review preview for The Suicide Squad

    I didn't hate it, but if I wanted to watch more than two hours of the undeniably weird doing the inexplicable, The Sparks Brothers is also in cinemas.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

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