Chris Pratt’s theory on what went so wrong with Suicide Squad

STAR of rival superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy, Chris Pratt, has explained exactly what one of last year’s most divisive films got wrong.

CHRIS Pratt’s set to return to screens next week for the next instalment of Guardians of the Galaxy — and given the first film was a rare commercial and critical success, it seems he’s got some advice for other films that haven’t been so well-received.

Pratt — a certified Marvel action hero as Guardian’s Star Lord — waded into the Marvel / DC Comics rivalry with an unfiltered opinion on what exactly went wrong with last year’s DC offering, Suicide Squad.

While that much-hyped film was a box office hit, it received a critical mauling and left many comic book fans unsatisfied.

Pratt, just POURED into that uniform in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Picture: AP

In a Guardians of the Galaxy junket interview, Pratt said he finds DC movies in general “really cool,” he did have one note that would’ve made Suicide Squad more watchable.

“One of the flaws might have been they were introducing too many characters in Suicide Squad. They spent 10 minutes telling us why should we care about these characters, rather than creating trilogies for each character and convincing us to care about the characters.”

Indeed, Suicide Squad introduced a raft of edgy antiheroes — including Aussies Jai Courtney and Margot Robbie as Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn respectively — in quick succession.

“It’s like hardwood,” he continued, reeling off a list of Marvel films that he said nailed the formula.

Suicide Squad: A ragtag bunch of characters you had to get to know real quick.

“They grew it really slowly so it’s strong. They didn’t create The Avengers first. They did Iron Man. And they tested it to make sure it worked. Then they did [Iron Man II] and [Iron Man III], then they did Cap, and then they did Thor. And they created a thirst for these characters, and that’s when they put them in The Avengers.”

Last week, Pratt spoke out about another critically-mauled film — this time, one he starred in. Last year’s sci-fi romance Passengers was savaged by critics and audiences who were horrified by the much-talked-about ‘creepy’ plot twist between he and co-star Jennifer Lawrence’s characters. But six months after its release, Pratt is standing by the film.

“I personally think the movie is very good, I’m very proud of it,” he said.

“I’ll be curious to see if it holds up — the criticism and the movie.”

Move over Margaret and David, Chris Pratt’s got some strong opinions on cinema.

Originally published as Chris Pratt’s theory on what went so wrong with Suicide Squad