THEY’RE DYING TO SAVE THE WORLD.

When the government of a small South American nation is overthrown, a new Suicide Squad is assembled… but there are obviously ulterior motives behind the mission.

The sequel to the 2016 movie ditches the dystopian style in favor of a lighter touch in the vein of James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy adventures, adding absurd ideas (like a giant alien starfish in the final showdown) and cartoonishly generous amounts of blood. Cheerfully silly, with Sylvester Stallone voicing a very friendly but lethal shark.

The cast is game, but they can’t carry the film’s slower stretches.

2021-U.S. 132 min. Color. Written and directed by James Gunn. Cast: Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Idris Elba (Robert DuBois/Bloodsport), John Cena (Christopher Smith/Peacemaker), Joel Kinnaman, Daniela Melchior, David Dastmalchian, Viola Davis, Peter Capaldi, Michael Rooker, Pete Davidson… Taika Waititi, Nathan Fillion, Flula Borg. Voice of Sylvester Stallone.

Trivia: Co-executive produced by Zack Snyder. Mel Gibson, Daniel Espinosa and Jonathan Levine were considered for directing duties; Dave Bautista for the part of Peacemaker. Followed by a spinoff series, Peacemaker (2022- ).