Tonight on TV: one of the best DC movies with Margot Robbie at the top!

Tonight on TV: one of the best DC movies with Margot Robbie at the top!



The suicide squad : a crazy blockbuster

Superhero films from the DC universe have struggled to convince for a long time. From the almost perfect trilogy of The dark Knight, there were some good proposals. Especially when Zack Snyder launched the DC Expanded Universe (DCEU) with Man of Steel (2013), before returning with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Two imperfect films in our opinion, but which remain real cinematic suggestions. Unfortunately, subsequently, the DCEU has disappointed too often.

As with Suicide squad (2016), which despite its success at the box office, did not leave good memories. Too bad, because, on paper, seeing antiheroes team up on a suicide mission was quite attractive. It is also thanks to this film if Margot Robbie has become iconic by embodying itself perfectly Harley Quinn. A role he filled several times, particularly when the Task Force was given a second chance The suicide squad (2021).

Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn) - Suicide Squad ©Warner Bros.
Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn) – Suicide Squad ©Warner Bros.

The actress is still great as Harley Quinn and has fun on her own too. Because after a crazy introductory scene, the heroine finds herself the only survivor on an island that she was supposed to infiltrate. In anticipation of this failure, Amanda Waller forms a parallel team with Bloodsport (Idris Elba), Ratcatcher 2 (Daniela Melchior, the revelation of the film seen in Street house), Peacemaker (John Cena), Polka-Dot Man (David Dastmalchian) and King Shark (Sylvester Stallone). They are the ones we mostly follow in the creative and dynamic action scenes, but every appearance of Harley Quinn remains memorable. When the film came out, we were still very happy with the proposal James Gunnbecause it was a real breath of fresh air compared to other DC productions (see our review).

One of the DCEU’s rare successes

Before this film by James Gunn, there had been great disappointments on the part of the DCEU. As with Wonder Woman 1984 (2021). Aquaman (2018) managed to please us more thanks to its unusual proposal, but the film was not unanimous. On the other hand, since then The suicide squad, we can’t say that the DC productions were memorable. Because if let’s put it aside The Batman (films outside the DCEU)the sequence Black Adam (2022), Shazam! The anger of the gods (2023), The flash (2023), Blue Beetle (2023), Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) really hurts the eyes. An opinion shared by other mediaas you can see with the notes displayed on Rotten tomatoeswhich collects the opinions of the press and the public.

The Suicide Squad ©Warner Bros.
The Suicide Squad ©Warner Bros.

With 90% favorable reviews. from the press and 82% from the public, The suicide squad can be considered as one of the best DC films of recent years. Alone Blue Beetle comes surprisingly close with scores of 78% and 91%. Black Adam it had only 38% favorable opinions from the press, whileAquaman 2 did not exceed 34%. The only element of disappointment for The suicide squad its box office score remains: just $167 million in worldwide revenue. In France the film had not even reached one million spectators, but only 714,000.

Figures which, however, can be explained by the complicated period. In fact, amidst Covid, theaters were not at full capacity around the world. Warner Bros. had also chosen to offer the film on the HBO Max platform. And even if the figures don’t allow it The suicide squad like a success, the spin-off series Pacifier (2022) subsequently proposed by James Gunn could indicate that the film had nevertheless convinced the studio heads. Furthermore, James Gunn has since become the co-head of DC Studios and will be able to deliver a new Superman. This would almost make us forget the filmmaker’s past at Marvel, as director of the trilogy Guardians of the Galaxy

Source: Cine Serie

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