It may not be as long as 'Batman V Superman', but it's certainly much harder to sit through.

Rating: 3/10 (7 August 2016)

The most notable issue with 'Suicide Squad' is the absolutely egregious editing, both its moment-to-moment stuff that's rife with jarring (and, almost certainly, unintentional) jump cuts and its long-form assembly of scenes which are unfocused and jumbled past all semblance of structure. It breaks a number of fundamental principles to the point that it is, at times, literally difficult to watch. As such, the piece becomes a confusingly chaotic clip-show that doesn't afford enough time to any one particular moment for a rudimentary connection to occur between audience and character, never mind an empathetic one. This hyperactive attitude carries across all aspects of the flick's frenzied production, from the eclectic yet skittish soundtrack seemingly dictated by a toddler twiddling with the family radio to the needlessly nervous narrative so intent on not picking a protagonist or sticking to a consistent tone that it's actually almost admirable. This is especially evident in the borderline unwatchable first hour, which feels like it has been out-sourced, gutted and haphazardly stitched back in in order to quote unquote 'fix' the apparent issues brewing with the flick (mostly that it bore too much of a similarity to the downbeat tone of 'Batman V Superman'). All this 'fixing' simply results in around a mega-tonne of needless exposition and a cluttered, unfocused mess of a so-called story. Though the second half thankfully moves away from this anxiety-inducing agitation (in that it isn't as incompetently constructed or incoherently conceived) by focusing on the more traditional and generic side of things, even this segment is only passably passively entertaining as it's still the most schlocky, underdeveloped and intangibly dull trite you could possibly imagine. It may not be as long as its predecessor, but it's certainly much harder to sit through. 3/10
NOTE: This is a revised version of my previously submitted review as, after re-watching the film, my opinion of the piece has quite drastically changed.