It's cool, but what happened?

Rating: 4/10 (30 August 2016)

I am a huge DC fan, and was eager to see the film when I first caught wind that 'Suicide Squad' was in the making. Though having many expectations, hopes, etc, I walked into the theater with a blank slate - I wanted to judge this film based on the film alone, without comparison to any other sources.
The film has a quality soundtrack, and Will Smith and Margot Robbie's characters fill the screen with their amazing acting and portrayals of these quirky villains, and though slightly overused, the kaleidoscope effect in the end credits was pretty cool... But I think most of the film's budget went into that rather than the post-production editing team's paycheck.
The editing was okay, but it muddled up the time lapse within the film. Though "3 days" had passed, it had felt as though the whole film had happened within a single night. It was messy, and the CGI with Cara Delevigne's character felt a little mediocre.
Suicide Squad had potential, and if the producer(s) had made their minds up rather than creating two 'separate' films and awkwardly combining them both together, it could have truly been a great film. The pomp and flash of the design and humor caters to a wider audience, and it's no secret why Suicide Squad is doing so well financially. But the truth is, though it has some great characters and awesome music, it's not well edited and it's not a brilliant film.
It tried to bring in the humor and kick of Deadpool with the whimsicality of Guardians of the Galaxy, and I feel that if DC tried to be DC, and stopped trying to compete and out-do Marvel, it could produce something truly spectacular. We've seen the Dark Knight, we know what DC can do, it's about time it brought that flare back and created something truly spectacular.