Embarrassing

Rating: 2/10 (16 August 2016)

I was once excited to see what Mr.Ayer could do with Suicide Squad and the immense amount of talent it had on board. I was a young boy in those days and the sunset was just a bit more golden. David Ayer is a good director- which is why I was surprised at how atrocious this movie was. I don't entirely blame Mr. Ayer for this film though, as it seems the editors were in a competition to see how many scenes they could cut out. Not a single scene in this film flows into another. All the scenes are slapped next to each other seemingly without any thought. The pacing is completely off in this movie as well. The first act is a half hour introductory sequence that only half develops three of the seven main characters, and the next hour and and a half is a messy action sequence in a city at night. Dead shot and Harley Quinn are pretty much the only two characters in this movie that are interesting- all the other characters are either undeveloped, unsympathetic, or only have 4 lines of dialogue. Leto's Joker is barely in this film, and that is a good thing. The worst joker portrayal I have seen in film or television. A cringe worthy effort in a terrible film. 2 out of 10.