The mirrored story lines about fear of getting old work well, because each character has a specific place to draw the line — and when the lines aren't spiteful (because these characters aren't true villains), they're funny: the movie's slapstick never fails, but the De Niro party is more effective than anything De Niro himself has done for years. (trespassmag.com)
Without spoiling too much, the titular suicide squad basically respond to a supernatural disturbance, fighting a bunch of CGI looking monsters that do pave the way for some entertaining action sequences, but in the end what we are left with is a movie about villains that has a terribly motivated and generic true villain. (flickeringmyth.com)
Though Gale isn't as overtly reprehensible as Tommy Lee Jones» cartoonishly depraved jail warden, or Tom Sizemore's murderous, attention - seeking Detective Scagnetti, he emerges as perhaps the film's true villain while simultaneously being the only character the audience might even consider empathizing with. (bullz-eye.com)