Really Disappointing: A David Ayers film?

Rating: 4/10 (11 August 2016)

I went in expecting the grit and realism of a David Ayers film. I mean of course! that's why the hired him! But unfortunately the film under-preformed and should not be called such. To be fair some scenes of the film do capture that realistic and serious tone that entices me to be a DC fan. To know these characters (Hero or Villain) can be as dysfunctional and as vulnerable as myself. Ultimately the film is buried somewhere underneath Character Cards, careless editing, and unnecessary CGI. A Golden David Ayer film is left somewhere on the cutting room floor.
The film is cut only leave you to care for only three characters, Deadshot(Will Smith), Harley Quinn(Margot Robbie), and Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), All who's stories I still feel weren't logically explained or flushed. The rest of the squad is left with little to no lines. (Poor Adewale in that mask for 12 to 14 hours of the day to do two sneers, a lick, and practically ONE line).The Joker is almost irrelevant, and only serves Harley Quinn's story purpose with no more than 7 min screen time, which would have been fine if I felt like he didn't try to serve a bigger purpose in the plot of the film. Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney) was unexplained entirely (Motivations, Backstory none of it) and in one scene literally made me facepalm thinking "What the F- -- just happened?...they cut it"
Overall the cast performance is exemplary, leaving you feeling as though there was more than what you payed for. The shots and dialogue are both blunt and razor sharp keeping the film about VILLAINS intact, the action sequences are to rave about, so sincerely THANK YOU David AYER for giving these characters life. But It is on the editing floor that this film fails, like Batman V. Superman it leaves the audience thinking "Did I miss something?" "Is this the whole film?". All from having music where it shouldn't be and score where it shouldn't belong. So much story/ flashbacks are either missing or rushed through, It makes me wonder "Who greenlit this cut to hit theaters?". I payed for a film by David Ayer, NOT Trailer Park. I Pray for another Cut.