Every DC Extended Universe Film Ranked From Worst To Best (According To Rotten Tomatoes)
From Batman v Superman to Shazam and Wonder Woman, how does the DCEU stack up critically?
After the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Warner Bros. decided to follow suit with their own cinematic universe, first with Green Lantern, and then with Man of Steel after the former failed critically and commercially. The expansion of the universe continued with 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which brought the two superheroes together on the big screen for the first time whilst setting up a Justice League team up.
The universe has continued to produce movies, with eight films currently released under the DC Extended Universe umbrella, featuring actors such as Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Jason Momoa and Margot Robbie. Continued additions to the universe are also planned, with Wonder Woman 1984 due to release next on the schedule.
While the DCEU has brought forward the first live action and big screen adaptations of numerous popular characters, DC has seen their films being met with mixed reactions from both critics and fans. Numerous critics have critiqued some of the films for poor characterisation, convoluted storytelling and wooden performances. However, the films have also been praised for thinking outside of the box, and some of the performances have been spectacular.
Here are the Rotten Tomatoes scores of all the DC Extended Universe films released (so far).
8. Suicide Squad
Score: 26%
Critic Consensus: "Suicide Squad boasts a talented cast and a little more humor than previous DCEU efforts, but they aren't enough to save the disappointing end result from a muddled plot, thinly written characters, and choppy directing."
Fans were skeptical about Suicide Squad from the get go. The film was to feature a radical new Joker (played by Jared Leto), and the recent poor reviews of Batman v Superman did not leave many holding high hopes for the film. However, after the release of the first trailer, which brilliantly used Bohemian Rhapsody as its theme, fans were getting hyped.
However, the trailers massively oversold and misrepresented the film as a Suicide Squad v Joker story. Instead, fans were given a plot where the main cast (full of mostly bland cariactures) take on faceless CGI puppets controlled by the true villain, Enchantress (Cara Delevingne).
Leto's role was mostly cut, leaving fans with a love sick puppy version of the Joker who felt very out of character. The cast was also mostly bland, with characters like Rick Flag and Katana being very underwhelming. However, performances from Will Smith, Viola Davis and Margot Robbie add some light to what is otherwise a terrible film.