Suicide Squad: Best Love Story since Titantic...

Rating: 10/10 (5 August 2016)

I did not think I was going to like Suicide Squad very much, considering how very disappointed I was with Batman vs. Superman and Captain America Civil War recently, and I was right... and wrong. I did not like this movie...I LOVED IT!!!
I actually liked it more than Guardians of The Galaxy. This is an excellent Family movie and date movie, its funny and romantic, and good action. A feel good movie. Not like Captain America Civil War.
The story was good. Its a combination of Guardians of the Galaxy and The Last Witch Hunter with Vin Diesel. The character development was all over the place but I liked that. You thought you knew who the main characters were and then they introduced some new characters or told a new story about one of the main characters.
Not worth seeing in 3D (I didn't notice much 3D) but I definitely enjoyed watching it on the IMAX and rich colors and great sound.
If you liked the Guardians of The Galaxy you'll probably enjoy this one.
So glad Will Smith choose this over Independence Day 2. This movie would be nothing without Will Smith. One of his best movies to me. He was perfect for this role. And I didn't think he would be. I thought this was going to be another After Earth, I Robot, Wild Wild West or Hancock (all movies Will Smith should NOT have done) But it was just the opposite. I couldn't imagine anyone else in this role. Will Smith made this movie better. He was right in his comedic element like in Men in Black and Bad Boys.
The movie just worked because of his character and funny lines. He was a hero. And that's the problem I had with Batman vs. Superman and Captain America Civil War. These movies took my beloved heroes (Batman and Captain America) and made them bad guys. I'm old school. I like comics because the characters had high integrity, virtues and a courage that superseded regular folks. And the villains were villains because they modeled the worst behaviors and vices. This movie took Criminals and lead them on a path of redemption and made them heroes.
Harley Quin was so well done. She was perfect. The actress should win an award for her performance. She knocked it out of the park, and her portrayal explained so many gaps we've always had about this character from decades of comic books, movies, and cartoons, that being she's a woman in love.
She's crazy because she was so consumed with passion and in love. And she IS crazy...crazy good.
Now the Joker was just awful. Not likable at all. As a matter of fact you just don't ever want to see him on screen. I don't think it was the actor's fault. I think it was the creative vision they went with. I didn't like him. Especially his makeup with braces or his costume, nor his mannerism, what he says and does, or the way he talks, its one of the weakest points of the movie--The portrayal of the Joker. Heath Ledger was a beloved villain and a brilliant depiction of the Joker. You could get next to Heath Ledger's Joker and be awed at his brilliance and creativity and frightened by his madness. He was an entertaining villain you just wanted more of. This joker is a pervert you'd see on an episode of Law and Order SVU that you hope will die soon so we don't have to see him again. BUUUTTTTTT.....the Heath Ledger Joker wouldn't have worked in this movie. No....this Joker was passionate and in love with Harley Quin, and you could feel it, and for just a few moments, for this story, he kinda worked.
So the whole movie was a Frankenstein story. Dr. Frankenstein was played by Viola Davis and she was good--BAAADDD and very good at being bad. The monster was the team of misfits and they are lovable.
Family Movie: Yes-13+
I'd prefer my children to see the good values depicted in this movie than the values and examples in either the Captain America Civil War or the Batman vs. Superman movie. Thumbs up for Suicide Squad. Its appropriate for children 13+. There are some violent scenes of a man getting shot point blank in the head and sexual strip club dance scenes that I don't think is appropriate for under 13.
Its a Love Story
This was just the one of the best and most ROMANTIC films I've seen in a long time. Who would expect that from a comic book movie?
I was was pleasantly surprised at the director's creativity to go so deep symbolically. Particularly with the falling scene and the gun Will Smith uses at the end. The whole movie is about "demonstrative" LOVE and REDEMPTION in different perspectives.
**There is a scene in the movie with the Joker and Harley that is so passionate and romantic that it took my breath away. You just don't see that in a lot of movies today especially WITHOUT sex and nudity. But the writer/director was creative in letting you feel the depth of the emotion. I hope others get that. I suspect it might be overlooked because its a comic book movie, but I am grateful that I caught it.
Overall I was pleasantly surprised. I don't know if I enjoyed it so much because I had such low expectations given what was presented to us with the earlier DC movies, but I really loved this movie. Very feel good. Definitely worth bringing the family to see.