Too Short and Way Too Long at Once

Rating: 4/10 (13 August 2016)

Friends tell me that they've read that the studio re-edited the film removing much of the Joker footage. With the Joker being the most compelling character, his near missing in action status left me wanting so much more.
Yet and two hours and change in running time felt like an eternity to me. There was little or no attention to pacing; which left the film a bit of a mess. When it was fun, it was exciting. And then someone hit the pause button so they could clue the audience into?
In the end, it was as if certain expensive special effects were purchased at a volume discount so they went on forever.
Did they forget to make the prequel film that might have introduced a few of the characters or was this free form movie making.
Lots of people, mostly under 25, showed up for the 10:30 pm screening on cheap Wednesday. There was an unusual amount of conversation during the film and then everyone got up and left; almost without a word.