Kirsten Dunst reminds the internet that her Suicide movie was here first
Suicide Squad may not have won over the critics, but the DC Comics adaptation is poised to win its second weekend at the box office regardless. Actress Kirsten Dunst, for one, does not seem terribly impressed with it, however. Back in 1999, she starred in a well-received indie drama called The Virgin Suicides. This haunting, dreamy film, Sofia Coppola’s feature-length debut, centered around the five sheltered, mysterious Lisbon sisters, whose outsider status makes them objects of obsession for neighborhood boys. Without giving too much away, the siblings live up to at least half of their film’s memorable title. The Virgin Suicides was a pivotal role for Dunst and established the young Coppola as a director worth watching as well.
Recently, in reaction to all the Suicide Squad hype, Dunst took to Instagram to post a vintage group shot of herself with the four other Lisbon girls, i.e., actresses Leslie Hayman, A.J. Cook, Chelse Swain, and Hanna R. Hall. The caption reads simply: “There’s only one REAL suicide squad.”