'The Suicide Squad' Is Gory, Gratuitous, but Great
'The Suicide Squad' is at its best when it focuses on its characters and commentary on real-life issues, but stumbles when it relies too heavily on gratuitous gore and insensitive humor.

He skates poorly. She skates excellently. They come to the same rink. At the same time. And they’ve never seen each other before. One day, she loses something, and he finds a way to see the girl.
'The Suicide Squad' is at its best when it focuses on its characters and commentary on real-life issues, but stumbles when it relies too heavily on gratuitous gore and insensitive humor.
This little Netflix film was very inspirational. It passes the Bechdel test, and features a different worldview with rural Indian representation.
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