Much potential but so wrongly executed

Rating: 4/10 (6 September 2016)

I was, as much as everybody else, very hyped to watch "Suicide squad". I had been watching previews and trailers since last winter and been eagerly waiting for a new spin on the endless parade of super-hero movies. However, I must confess myself bitterly disappointed. There is a number of problems with this film.
1. The super-villains are not evil enough. From the get-go of the movie, we are presented to the different villains, who are all imprisoned. And the first mistake that "suicide squad" makes is already within its first five minutes. It presents its villains as oppressed and mistreated prisoners. They are shown being beat up, electrocuted and served horrible food. And it creates a sort of sympathy for the characters, that you don't really want to feel, because these people are supposed to be the evilest of the evil. But instead the movie shows you, that there are actually some, that are more evil - prison guards. And the same story goes throughout the movie, as we see these super-villains (who are not really THAT evil) transforming more into super-heroes.
2. Too many characters (!) I understand that DC wishes to create a new superhero-franchise and universe, but this movie just reeks of a wish to jump-start this whole thing and create a lot of action-figures and merchandise, along with a sloppiness towards giving their characters real personality. You cant, I repeat, you CAN'T introduce seven new super-villains/heroes all-in-one and meanwhile create a realistic character-development for each of them and meanwhile have an interesting action-story-line. A lot of the movie falls to the ground because there is simply too much going on. And it's a shame, because Margot Robbie, Will Smith and Jared Leto do a very decent job with their characters. Had DC only decided to kick-start the franchise with these three (and maybe El Diablo too) and then afterwards added the rest in sequels, they could have had a very strong team of characters. But you aren't allowed to enjoy the performances of these aforementioned actors, because they are constantly interrupted by other characters, which you don't care about seeing or hearing.
3. It is NOT a new spin on the endless parade of super-hero movies. Basically, it unfolds itself much like the first "Avengers" in the overall story-line. We are introduced to a group of misfits, who are forced to work together to fight a villain, who one of them is guilty of unleashing. Despite some internal disputes, they are able to overcome their differences and become some sort of friends. Then they fight a whole lot of alien- looking creatures and destroy a city before the character, who all along promised to be the one least invested in the project decides to give an ultimate sacrifice to give the others opportunity to save the world.
4. Cringe dialogue and non-believable friendships. This goes hand-in-hand with the fact that the super-villains in this movie just aren't evil. Otherwise, Deadshot would have had no problem killing Harley Quinn (whom he had known for like one day) in exchange for his life and daughter back. Furthermore, the dialogue is at some points just toe-curling. From Amanda Waller's line "Go get it girl", to El Diablos declaration that "he has already lost one family, he won't lose another", when he never at any point appeared to have any real connection to any of the team-members. This problem also originates from the "too many characters"-problem.
In the end, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto and Will Smith earns this movie a star each and then another star is awarded for beautiful special effects. But this movie does not amount to more than that.