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ment to fight superpowered villains nails its casting — Will Smith as the sharpshooting Deadshot, Margot Robbie as nihilistic Harley Quinn, and Viola Davis as the no-nonsense bureaucrat Amanda Waller — all of whom are excellent. However, director David Ayer sends them on a mission that isn’t exciting and is rendered in a murky visual palette, leading up to a forgettable climax. He tries to usher the plot and too many character introductions along by using dozens of popular rock and rap songs, but the result is a mess. Still, seeds are planted for a superior sequel, and the box office numbers suggest that we’ll get one. Rated PG-13. 130 minutes. Screens in 2-D only at Regal Stadium 14. (Robert Ker)
SULLY
Clint Eastwood takes one of the most publicized news stories of recent years and turns it into nail-biting suspense, with Tom Hanks comfortably filling the role of Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who coolly brought his disabled US Airways jet down on the Hudson River after losing both engines to a flock of geese moments after takeoff. All 155 on board (including Santa Fean David Sontag) survived with only a few minor injuries, and Sully was hailed as a hero. But Eastwood amps up the drama by heightening the confrontational aspect of the National Transportation Safety Board, whose investigators question whether the aquatic landing was necessary, suggesting Sully could and should have made it to an airport. Eastwood and screenwriter Todd Komarnicki jump around in time and in consciousness, interspersing Sully’s nightmares of what might have been. Good support comes from Aaron Eckhart as Jeff Skiles, Sully’s co-pilot, and Laura Linney in her familiar thankless role as the suffering wife. Rated PG-13. 96 minutes. Regal Stadium 14; Violet Crown; DreamCatcher. (Jonathan Richards)