The
latest
DC
movie,
The
Suicide
Squad
recently
premiered
for
industry
audiences
before
its
official
release
on
July
30.
While
the
premiere
made
headlines
for
the
giant
Starro
statue
in
London,
the
film
has
been
making
headlines
for
positive
reviews.
The
film
also
scored
a
near-perfect
score
of
98
per
cent
at
review
aggregation
site
Rotten
Tomatoes.
The
film
directed
by
James
Gunn
is
set
to
be
a
soft
reboot
of
the
2016
release
Suicide
Squad.
While
the
film
received
a
lot
of
love
from
the
audience,
the
sequel
has
set
higher
expectations.
The
film
is
set
to
bring
back
Viola
Davis,
Margot
Robbie,
Joel
Kinnaman,
and
Jai
Courtney
return
in
their
roles
of
Amanda
Waller,
Harley
Quinn,
Rick
Flag
and
Captain
Boomerang,
respectively.
Some
of
the
new
characters
introduced
in
the
trailer
include
John
Cena
as
Bloodsport,
David
Dastmalchian
as
Polka-Dot
Man,
Alice
Braga
as
Sul
Soria,
Daniela
Melchior
as
Ratcatcher
2,
Mayling
Ng
as
Mongal,
Michael
Rooker
as
Savant,
Peter
Capaldi
as
Thinker,
Sean
Gunn
as
Weasel,
Flula
Borg
as
Javelin
and
more.
Critics
have
been
praising
the
film
for
Gunn's
contribution
to
the
franchise.
Financial
Times'
Leslie
Felperin
wrote
in
her
review,
"A
film
considerably
more
entertaining
than
its
predecessor,
retaining
the
cold
draught
of
bleakness
that
blows
through
the
best
of
the
DC
Universe
but
with
the
visual
brightness
and
romantic
yearning
that
makes
Gunn's
work
pop."
Meanwhile,
Daily
Telegraph
(UK)'s
Robbie
Collin
said
that
the
film
has
seen
a
drastic
improvement
than
the
previous
version,
and
added,
"You
almost
-
almost
-
feel
sorry
for
the
earlier
version:
it's
dazzlingly
colourful
and
riotously
crass,
but
also
emotionally
alive.
The
secret
ingredient
is
writer-director
James
Gunn,
who
was
hurriedly
drafted
by
Warner
Bros
during
his
temporary
exile
from
Marvel
in
2018,
over
some
tasteless
jokes
tweeted
years
beforehand."
Discussing
Film's
Andrew
J
Salazar
said
that
James
Gunn's
film
is
a
miracle
of
a
blockbuster,
"The
Suicide
Squad
is
an
undeniable
milestone,
not
just
for
DC
films
but
for
big-budget
entertainment
in
its
current
state.
"
Time
Out's
Dan
Jolin
praised
Gunn
for
his
wicked
sense
of
humour
and
"evident
affection
for
his
characters
who,
though
not
so
endearing
as
his
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy,
are
a
hoot
to
hang
around
with."
According
to
Rotten
Tomatoes,
The
Suicide
Squad
is
the
best-reviewed
DC
movie
ever.
The
James
Gunn
directorial
has
also
proved
to
be
the
best-reviewed
film
in
the
superhero
genre
followed
by
Spider-Man:
Into
the
Spider-Verse
with
a
97
per
cent
score
in
2018.