Pure Fun

Rating: 8/10 (7 August 2016)

Suicide Squad is full of both positives and negatives. It has good humor, lots of fun, and awesome characters. Unfortunately, the movie lacks a good story and feels as if some scenes were cut short because the fear of a long run time. In this case, a long run time would not be so bad because it would flesh out the story better.
The casting was great for this movie. Margot Robbie killed it as Harley Quinn, Will Smith did a good job as Deadshot, and Jared Leto gave us a new and unique version of The Joker. The other characters were alright but those three were the ones that stood out the most.
The biggest problems in this movie lie within the story and the editing. The movie would've been better had some of the scenes been longer and gave the audience more context. Despite the story and the editing, it doesn't stop the movie from being fun. The movie has lots of action and good humor and it made up for the poor story/editing. This movie was a total blast and really enjoyable. If you like a movie with a good story, this isn't for you. If you like a fun movie with lots of action, this is just that movie. It had exactly what Batman v Superman was lacking: fun.
While Batman v Superman has a more in-depth and complex story, Suicide Squad has a weak story, but loads of fun to make up for it. If you like superhero movies, I recommend seeing this one.
Another plus about seeing this movie is it helps set up Justice League which hits theaters November 2017.