'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.

Jennifer wakes up to the sound of clapping coming from the down the hall. Curiously, she goes towards the sound and finds her step-brother, Jason feverishly masturbating to a hardcore anal sex porno. Overcome with both shock and interest, Jennifer goes back into her room and resumes her daily routine. The only problem is that Jennifer cannot get the image of her step-brother and the idea of anal sex out of her head. The idea of her step-brother taking her anal virginity tantalizes her. Gina is becoming more and more frustrated with her boyfriend Rick because he persistently tries to have anal sex with her. Even after Gina explains that good girls don't do anal, Rick continues to try.
'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.
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