Ugh, what a mess.

Rating: 4/10 (14 August 2016)

So, as you may have already heard, this movie has gone through various edits and attempted reshoots which ultimately had left this movie an incoherent and jumbled mess. I was disappointed, but even then I had very low expectations going into this film. If you wanted to see this movie because of the Joker I'm sad to say he has ultimately no impact on the plot and we mostly see him through flash backs - and even then Leto's characterisation of the 'sinister' Joker was a flatline and oftentimes even came across as trying too hard or being cringy. The Joker, along with most other characters have no clear identity or sufficient back-story, and the entire premise of the film is very, very questionable - if this "Suicide Squad" is meant to combat threats the scale of Superman and Superman- like beings, why would you use Harley Quinn? What on earth can she do that a Marine with basic training couldn't? Or Dead Shot? What use is an assassin when bullets are useless against these alien threats? Or the Australian? Why on earth would you want an immoral, drunken bank robber who's only schstick is a boomerang knife?
This movie has many flaws and lapses in logic and clear concise story telling and desperately wants to come across as funny and light hearted when it is clear watching the footage that it was not the original intention. Compared with a comic book movie of a similar nature - Guardians of the Galaxy - Suicide Squad is incoherent, confusing, and poorly edited. It will leave you wondering "why?" about many moments and frustrated that a movie with such potential to be good is simply not. The only award this movie deserves to get is for the trailer.