The Most Disappointing Film of 2016 I've Seen So Far

Rating: 4/10 (1 November 2016)

So, I still kept an open mind going into the theater despite the negative reviews that this film received, but I'm sorry. I can't lie to you guys or myself. This movie just wasn't that good.
The plot jumped around so much that certain events in the story came off as very rushed and sloppy, most of the characters were incredibly paper thin and underutilized and were incredibly lacking in terms of chemistry, the action wasn't really anything to write home about, and the main villain I found really hard to take seriously due to both an awkward performance by Cara Delivingne and the fact that she spends most of the climax looking like a freaking luau dancer.
Now it does have its pros. Like Margot Robbie was really great as Harley Quinn and Viola Davis was really great as Amanda Waller. And most of the humor, while it never had me rolling on the floor laughing, did get a few chuckles out of me. I also appreciate that it focused more on practical effects rather than overloading on computer generated effects. (The action like I said wasn't great, but I was at least able to tell what was going on during the fight scenes, unlike a previous DC film that comes to mind.) But the film's highlight was the first third, hands down, because it both established, what I thought was going to be its style, and introduced the characters wonderfully. I had pretty high hopes during that first act and I'm really ashamed that the rest of the film was just so...blah.
So yeah. I was pretty disappointed by this one. Although, I couldn't help but feel that a lot of the film was cut for time given how the film jumped around so much and how the Joker had such a minimal role despite the fact that he was practically the unofficial spokesperson for most of the marketing. If they ever release a director's cut, I'd be willing to see it. But until or if that ever happens, Suicide Squad currently stands as a very uneven and mediocre flick that could've been so much more. It's by no means the worst film I've seen this year, but it is definitely the most underwhelming.
4/10