Why do people keep on insisting this movie is bad?

Rating: 6/10 (8 August 2016)

I loved it! I don't understand all this complaining from the bad reviews. I was so ashamed going into this opening night with fear of it just being absolute garbage, but I had a blast watching this movie. Now don't get me wrong, there are definitely issues I get what people are saying. The editing seems choppy at times and it's evident a lot was left out, in particular scenes with Jared Leto's Joker. I just read in an interview with him that they cut so much out you could've made a whole movie alone about him. I'm saving the judgement on Joker until we see more of him in another movie, you should too! The other thing I disliked was it all seemed too fast once the action started rolling, there was never really a time to breathe at least until the bar scene which was one of the most excellent scenes in the entire film. People have a problem with how the music fits into the movie and that it acts like a cheap knock off of the formula used in Guardians of the Galaxy. I loved the music, I thought the random songs were a good fit for the chaotic tone of the story, these are damaged people being thrown into a chaotic war zone, and I personally feel that music choice fit the maddening pace of the movie. The clear standouts from the cast are Will Smith as Deadshot and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn who just totally remind me of the animated series I would always watch as a kid. Anyone saying Robbie is not a good fit for Harley Quinn should ask Paul Dini who I think has a more credible opinion considering he helped create the character. Everyone else was in it very little but I still enjoyed their performances as well. Rick Flagg was fine for the leader position and he didn't bother me as much as he did in the Robocop remake. Viola Davis played a good Amanda Waller but I wonder if they maybe took the character a little too far. She's a nasty lady in DC history and Davis played her well but maybe a little too well, one scene in particular made me question if it was out of character for the decision she made. I thought Kitanna was really interesting but I definitely wanna see more of her in a sequel because she wasn't in here very much either. I hate Jai Courtney and I don't understand why he's still working in Hollywood but shockingly, he blew me away in this movie as Captain Boomerang, funny and just a really fun character he completely surprised me. Jay Hernadez brings some heart to the role of El Diablo and I really enjoyed his character in the second half. David Ayer has some background in past movies bringing some relatable traits to a character we would classify as a gangbanger, and Hernandez does such a good job bringing a tragic back story we can feel emotion for. If you're a fan of Slipknot you'll sadly not get much out of him as he's just a plot device in the movie. Killer Croc was fine for a supporting role but I still think King Shark would've been more intimidating to use. Enchantress was awesome, I hope this isn't the last we see of her, Cara is just stunning and the character felt like a big threat the team really had to overcome. The team together was almost perfect to me, I really saw the humanity in these characters who are just bitter and angry with the world that outcasted them, and yet by the end they all had the courage to help Rick Flagg save the world. I can't believe I'm saying this but these bad guys acted more heroic than Batman and Superman have in the last two movies! I felt for Deadshot and they pulled off his personal life very well. I could hear someone in my theater yelling at the screen in a particular scene when he's being prevented from accomplishing the mission because of a personal memory of his. I laughed at the jokes and I just had a giant smile on my face in a lot of scenes and at some of the great cameos that I believe were handled soooooo much better than the ones in Dawn of Justice. It seems like there's a lesson to be learned here at WB and DC to not interfere with the director's vision and let them make the film their way(and I'm looking at you Wonder Woman). However I realized if this is the rushed version the studio cooked up out of paranoia, then David Ayer's cut has gotta be really good because this was still good. This version that's supposedly not as good as Ayer's was still better than Man of Steel and Batman v Superman. I'm telling you guys this was the best thing they've put out in this universe so far, and I think the only reason critics are giving it a hard time is because the movie relies on fans having knowledge of some of these characters. So what if Killer Croc didn't have depth to him he served as a supporting character, and he was fine. The movie was suppose to be a simple DC passion project and because of the failures of Batman v Superman people expected this to be the better movie, it could never have lived up to the hype people created and I'm deeply saddened by all the hate it's received. I'm being honest here, I want more DCEU movies like this, not like Batman v Superman. It's not as bad as you've heard, but for some it may not be as good as you hoped. I for one though will be seeing it again and hope Ayer can give us another cut when the Blu Ray comes out.