What were you all expecting?

Rating: 8/10 (24 May 2017)

It is definitely not as bad as many of the reviews I have read. I own the extended addition and it is the first version that I watched.
I didn't come into this film expecting a Nolan-style character piece or a mastery of modern cinema or Oscar bait. I came in with three expectations:
1 - That the had both action and comedy 2 - That the characters felt right 3 - That when it was over I was satisfied and had fun
The film accomplished all of those in my opinion. Many of the reviews state that they couldn't care about the characters in the film. I disagree with that, as anyone who has real issues in their life can easily relate to Deadshot, Harley, and even Diablo's situations. The main characters have their flaws and mistakes, and the film showed that well if you bothered to pay attention. They were villains true but they were people too.
The action was also fun too, a lot of shooting, magic, and smashing. Good stuff. And comedy was sprinkled throughout gave quick laughs that felt right with some of the unhinged characters. The main bad guys weren't anything too special true, but it is a superhero movie...all bad guys have their clichÃ©s.
If you came in expecting super high brow entertainment with mastery writing and Oscar performances galore you were bound to be disappointed. It's not that kinda movie. I was hoping for a fun B movie action comedy with crazy characters that I could enjoy, and I was happily satisfied at the end.