The Suicide Squad

How to talk about the Suicide Squad using only 360 words? Jesus. 348. OK then, let’s crack on. Think of this as DCs Dirty Dozen. Except there’s eight or nine members of this convict collective. The person that hatches this brilliant set-a-ridiculously-flamboyant-killer-to-catch-a-ridiculously-flamboyant-killer plan and puts the squad together is Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). Think of her as Nick Fury, if Nick Fury was more ruthless because he had to fight through a glass ceiling as well as a shit-ton of baddies to get to the top.

Leading the team we have Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), who isn’t really a baddie but is a bit mental, and also in the crew are long time cons: Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), who’s a lot mental, and really is a baddie; El Diablo (Jay Hernandez), a pyrokinetic ex-gang member with a conscience problem; Deadshot (Will Smith), a cybernetically enhanced hitman who can piss on your chips from 3 miles away; Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a dermatologically challenged massive bastard; Katana (Karen Fukuhara), who’s awesome with a sword, so it’s not just a clever name; nearing the bottom of the barrel we have Slipknot (Adam Beach), who’s a multi-million album selling nu-metal band (only kidding, he ties people up and fucks them); and scraping the bottom of the barrel we have Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney), who literally throws fucking boomerangs, so it’s not just a shit name. 232.

So why put this lethal band of bad-mothers together? Well, one person who looks like they could be the reason for forming this match-made-in-hell is Enchantress (Cara Delevingne) who begins as June Moone, an artist who takes some bad magic at a party, and becomes possessed by an ancient evil force. She looks like someone not to be fucked with. Unless, that is, you’re Batman (Ben Affleck) who fresh from beating Superman’s super-ass (sorry: spoilers), is pretty much up for fighting anyone. Which is good, because there’s always room for one more turd in a bathtub, and who’s this steaming piece floating by? Why, it’s Jared Leto as the Joker. Only kidding, I’m sure he’ll be brilliant. 350.