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Suicide Squad (2016) Revisit: A Squad Mission Mostly Left Unaccomplished and Half-Baked

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  Copyright © Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, Atlas Entertainment Title : Suicide Squad (2016) Director : David Ayer Based on : Characters from DC Release Date : August 5 2016     2016 was a year of kids movies as well as...superheroes and supervillains. It is also a year when Disney ruled the world by taking over the better half of the box office ranks. For instance, their Marvel film,  Captain America: Civil War,  became the highest-grossing film of that year as it grossed $1,153,296,293 worldwide. As for DC Comics, Suicide Squad became the tenth-highest-grossing of that year by grossing $746,846,894 worldwide. The reception is mostly negative at the plot, direction, and editing. However, it won multiple awards for Margot Robbie's performance and soundtrack. Even though it delivers with a star-studded cast and iconic soundtrack, Suicide Squad fails with an indeed suicidal plot and character writing. Summary    A ruthless government officer (Viola Davis) assembles a ragtag te