wasted opportunity

Rating: 6/10 (8 August 2016)

The characters in this movie have so much potential but unfortunately the film has probably killed them all. And the cast was pretty good on the whole and more than capable of making a good film, but someone messed it up.
I'll deal with it in bullet points.
It wasn't funny. The timing was off, and with Harley, croc and the joker as excellent comedic sources. Their lines were either not funny, badly delivered/undecipherable or simply hidden/ruined by poor editing and direction. Even a good line (not many here) needs timing and directorial confidence.
The soundtrack was lazy and unoriginal.
The script was poor, and at times the actors saying the lines appeared tonally embarrassed. Especially Kinnaman.
The joker was underused and although well portrayed by leto, his lines were not great.
The squad was meant to have become like a family willing to die for each other, but for no real reason.
Nothing against Cara, but I could think of many other actresses that would have suited the role better.
The film looked like it was desperate to be R/18 rated but was cut to be seen by younger audiences. This was a shame as it may have worked a lot better by being darker and more graphic, after all we are dealing with some seriously disturbed characters.
It came across like lots of scenes had been left out. Leaving some character choices and lines looking a little out of place.
Most of the film's failings have already been done properly (see Guardians of the Galaxy)
shame.