Tries too hard to be 'Avengers (with Bad Guys)'

Rating: 5/10 (5 August 2016)

*Preface* I enjoyed Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice immensely, and I feel like the disappointing reception of BvS may have ruined the tone of Suicide Squad. The movie feels too cartoonish in introducing the characters (of which I feel like there were too many) and takes too long as well. The jokes aren't that great and seem like an afterthought. The "Bad" Guys don't feel villainous at all, and feel too non-threatening. The antagonists in the movie start off doing some impressive things but then are sidelined so that we can watch the Suicide Squad tackle zombified people henchmen for reasons? The movie doesn't have enough room to make each suicide squad member interesting. I would have preferred they cut some combination of Katana, Cpt Boomerang, Killer Croc, Rick Flag, and Deadshot's daughter out to make more room for the other characters and more action. Jared Leto and Margot Robie are great and I hope we get more of them. There is one mid-credits scene, and no post credits scene.