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Revisiting Suicide Squad (2016): The Ultimate Case of "What Could Have Been"

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Where does one start? The plot is a disaster. The team assembles, then fights waves of CGI goo-monsters, then fights a witch named Enchantress who is doing a bizarre interpretive dance while trying to destroy the world. Revisiting Suicide Squad (2016): The Ultimate Case of

Then the movie actually hit theaters. And, well… the rest is chaotic history. Then the movie actually hit theaters

Let’s set the scene: It’s the summer of 2016. We had just watched Batman v Superman tear up Metropolis, and the world was desperate to see DC catch the lightning in a bottle that Marvel had been holding for a decade. Then came the trailers for Suicide Squad —set to Queen’s "Bohemian Rhapsody" and Twenty One Pilots’ "Heathens." They were gritty, colorful, and looked like a blast.

Is Suicide Squad (2016) a good movie? Objectively? No. It is disjointed, tonally confused, and features a final battle that feels like a video game boss on easy mode.

If you haven’t seen it since 2016, watch the Ayer Cut fan edits (if you can find them) or just watch the "Bohemian Rhapsody" trailer again. The trailer is still a masterpiece. The movie… well, it tries.