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In Which Paul Ryan's Primary Opponent Cites White Supremacist Chuck C. Johnson

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Dr Lizardo8/02/2016 11:11:14 am PDT

So, the embargo on Suicide Squad reviews is over, and uhm……yeah, not good. I’ll put this in a spoiler tag; it’s from Peter Travers over at Rolling Stone:

Who stole the soul of Suicide Squad? I’d say it’s Ayer’s willingness to go all limp-dick and compromise his hardcore action bona fides for a PG-13 crowdpleaser that would rather ingratiate than cut deep, or even cut at all. My heart sank during the film’s big battle between the Squad and zombie soldiers. You heard me: zombies! The walking dead aren’t the only clichés that eat away at the potential in this material. Superfreaks become supersweeties and Suicide Squad: Dawn of Dullness (my subtitle) does the impossible. Forget Batman v Superman — at least it tried. This botch job makes Fantastic Four look good.

Ouch. And many reviews I’m reading are in a similar vein.