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Suicide Squad

posted 8 years ago by TooPrettyInPink
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I'd never seen Jai Courtney in anything until Suicide Squad and didn't even know what he looked like, but I'd heard his name on YouTube comments as someone people wished studios would "stop trying to make happen; he's never going to happen." I didn't know he was in this movie until seeing his name in the credits, and assumed he was the actor playing Rick Flag because it fit people's descriptions of him as "generic," "whiny," and "a pussy." I now know he played Captain Boomerang, and am surprised to hear all the negative opinions of him because his performance in that movie was awesome. He had great supporting presence, easygoing charisma, and a good sense of humor. I can see him going far as a brutish character actor, kind of like Tom Hardy. Is he usually more annoying in his other roles? That's the only explanation I can think of for all the hate.

[–] So_Swell 8 years ago

He's in the first 2 Divergent movies as well. Even if those movies aren't your taste, he's pretty great at being an a-hole in those movies. And that's what the character is in those movies, so, he did a great job portraying the character. I didn't know who he was until I saw him in those movies. I hope we get to see more of him too.

[–] Wezqu 8 years ago

Many people also forget his great performance in tv-series Spartacus. He acted Varro who Spartacus befriends while training to become Gladiator in all the 10 episodes of the first season. Spartacus and Suicide Squad is his best performances so far for me that I have seen.

He has acted in some bad movies but to me it looks like people are blaming him of the movies sucking when in reality they were bad from the script or the directors view. Even talented actor can't turn *beep* to gold.