8 Amazing Characters In Awful Superhero Movies

1) Most Of The Cast – Various, Suicide Squad

The most frustrating thing about the fun if flawed mess that is Suicide Squad is that it really had the potential to be a great superhero (or rather supervillain) movie. While some of the characters are terribly underutilized (like Katana and Killer Croc), half of Task Force X are brilliantly played and are a joy to watch.

Jay Hernandez and Jai Courtney do great jobs of bringing their lesser-known villains to life, making them surprisingly tragic and memorably skanky, respectively. Meanwhile, Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller is a fascinating character, as she callously plays with people’s lives to achieve a desired result. Plus, Jared Leto’s Joker, divisive though is, does have flashes of brilliance.

The standouts, though, are surely Will Smith as Deadshot and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, who absolutely nail their characters. It is such a shame the rest of Suicide Squad couldn’t be as assured and well-executed as its two lead characters.