Sometimes, Critics Just Don't Get It

Rating: 4/10 (7 September 2016)

Before I get started, I am a comic book fan, I know the characters well and know about the history. I saw Suicide Squad on opening night with an open mind as I had heard already it was receiving mixed reviews, I was a little worried about the movie judging it by its trailers. To me, the movie seemed like it could be a complete mess and reverse the original intentions of its source material.
To start with, I couldn't stop smiling for at least a half hour from when Amanda Waller is unveiling the team, which was like a dream come true, every single character was exactly how I imagined they should be, each character had there own story and enough depth for me to actually care about each, (besides Killer Croc, who is a racial stereotype more than anything) especially The Joker, what an excellent performance from Jared Leto, stepping in a different direction which was left by the late great Heath Ledger, showing a more gangster style Joker, developing a well thought character who was in the movie enough, but still left me wanting more. As a team, the film did well to show the chemistry between characters (and lack of between others).
The main problem for me was the villain, no, not enchantress, enchantress' brother who's character is so irrelevant that his name isn't even mentioned.
Overall, Suicide Squad made me feel everything the movie wanted me to feel, except care about it's villain.