A mix of the good, the bad and the awesome.

Rating: 8/10 (16 August 2016)

Every DC superhero movie is under an extreme amount of pressure to deliver a performance equaling or surpassing TDK. Mainly because they all take it upon themselves to bring us the gritty reality that is our world only with the superhuman in it. Suicide Squad however gives that vision the finger and runs along its own path. Or so I hoped. Just like deadpool it goes crazy. From the first release of the teaser trailer (how good was that thing btw?) it promised fun and explosions without worrying too much about realism. We heard crazy tales of Letto and the crew and the visuals kept on getting fresher and fresher. Why oh why did they not send the memo to Viola Davis? Her portrayal of Amanda Waller seems to be the exact opposite of what the rest is doing. There is no fun when she is on screen. Every time the squad gets the funtrain going, she either derails it with insanely long introductions of the squad (who needs to hear her say 4 times that she wants to form a team of the most dangerous people in the world?) or she sucks the fun out of an otherwise ass-cracking situation. Overall I liked the movie a lot. Truth be told, the story's a joke, the villains do not impose a sense of threat and the moments of apologetic 'it's not just about violence, there's a reason for everything' are probably counterproductive. But past that, there is a true gem of a movie. The relationship between Joker and Quinn is the most tangible relationship in a movie in recent years. Harley Quinn is epic and insane, exactly what you wanted without knowing it. Will Smith delivers a solid Deadshot when he is not fussing over his daughter. And DC even manages to get the right angle on the humor at times. It brings colour to an otherwise bleak DC universe. One last point I would like to mention is how feminist Harley Quinn is. She devours men, does her own thing, beats bad guys to a pulp. She is fearless enough to go into a gunfight wearing nothing but a sweatshirt, hotpants and a baseball bat. And the reason that drives her? Getting to her Puddin'. So in conclusion, this was a movie very much worth a view. It has extremely high highs and some deep lows. During those I suggest you just close your eyes, the soundtrack will numb your pain.