Suicide Squad (2016)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
40Kernel Score — Mixed or Average, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
With a 40 Metascore, Suicide Squad earned mixed reviews despite its $175M budget and $749.2M worldwide gross—a reminder that critical consensus and box office aren't synchronized.
Director track record: David Ayer
Suicide Squad trails David Ayer's own 48.9-point average across his other 9 scored films, falling 8.9 points below his typical critical reception and well short of his best-reviewed work, End of Watch (68).
Lead track record: Will Smith
The film trails Will Smith's own 51.8-point average across his other 22 scored films, falling 11.8 points below his typical critical reception and well short of his best-reviewed work, Men in Black (72).
Box office
Budget $175M · Box office $749.2M