The Suicide Squad
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 6, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 55 Critic Reviews
Positive:
46
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Rolling StoneK. Austin CollinsAug 9, 2021
The movie is too much, too long, but not lacking in its glories. To find them, follow Harley. She’s leading the way. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriAug 6, 2021
With its incessant profanity, ridiculous body count, and trollish sense of humor, Gunn’s film often seems content to exist in a constant state of rug-pulling. Lots of fun but little forward momentum. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeJul 30, 2021
Hardcore fans will rejoice in telling us it is not for children. It’s not really for adults either. But the eternal inner adolescent that lives within us all will almost certainly have a swell time. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawJul 28, 2021
Not everything works here, but the sheer crazy confidence-through-chaos of the Suicide Squad and their bizarrely dysfunctional MO makes for a mighty spectacle. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJul 28, 2021
The script, accordingly, herks and jerks along with a sort of forced-festive glee, its mounting body count buffeted by goofball banter and pounding soundtrack cues. A good half of the jokes don't land, but unlike his predecessor's joyless slog, Gunn's version at least celebrates the nonsense. Read full review
50
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenAug 5, 2021
I don’t know if I’ll ever be a connoisseur of kill-shot comedy, but director James Gunn at least makes it somewhat palatable. Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla DargisAug 5, 2021
The violence is the most consistently inventive part of the whole package, though it grows tiresome in its thudding repetition. Like the story’s superficial finger-wagging at American wrongs, the brutality is both decorative and ritualistic. Read full review
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