Hey! You guys... it's actually a pretty good movie.

Rating: 9/10 (12 August 2016)

Suicide Squad is still a good movie... it just squandered the opportunity to be a great movie. I would say don't be put off by the negative comments and ratings. Watch it and make up your own mind... Which is what you should do with any movie really.
For the most part the movie crackles. It plays out really well and is fun and exciting. Some of the scenes in this final cut seem a bit confusing and we are learning now that this is because some scenes were changed (perhaps for the worse) from the original direction they were heading or deleted altogether. I would like to see those scenes restored and I am sure the film would benefit greatly and would become even better.
Probably my biggest gripes with this film are: The main villain should have been the Joker. Enchantress was a rubbish villain and very lackluster. To be honest it was a very poorly written villain. lots of arm waving and "look at me, look at me- I am casting a spell" for the whole movie and not much else.
The Joker should have had more screen time and all those scenes that were filmed that were ultimately cut would have really fleshed out his character and his relationship with Harley. Some of the Joker scenes we see in the trailer do not make it to the finished film and I think this was a mistake and the film suffers for it.
The army of foot soldiers that the Suicide Squad has to fight through are faceless, formless piles of goop or something. It made for very poor action scenes whenever they were involved. Could have been done much better and made to seem more threatening and exciting.
All in all, the film is a good one. It even is a bit self-deprecating in some parts and that is refreshing. Will Smith and Margo Robbie Shine in their roles. Jared Leto's portrayal of the Joker was awesome, I thought. It is just a pity that all his hard work ended up on the cutting room floor and the character was reduced to only a few measly scenes. It would have been good to see the Joker in all his glory.
So I would say go see the film. Hate it if you are going to hate it, love it if you are going to love it. Or, like me, choose to take the good with the bad and enjoy the experience.