Blows STAR TREK BEYOND, JASON BOURNE, and GHOSTBUSTERS 2016 out of the water!

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2016)

Okay; now that I've got your attention, let's get down to the nitty- gritty. For those of you who aren't overgrown fan boys and girls, this film is loosely based on a DC comic that first started publishing in the 1980's. The concept no doubt having been inspired by the enduring popularity of THE DIRTY DOZEN. But, with the reluctant recruits being modern super-villains rather than court- martialed American GI's during World War II!
The plot of this movie is likewise from the 1980's. More specifically; it's loosely based on the Succubus/Incubus story arc involving the magical anti-superheroine called the Enchantress. As originally depicted in DC Comics, in the late Sixties, she was as magical as Zatanna...and yet dressed like Mrs. Peel. But, by the Seventies, that had all changed. Perhaps because non-DC readers kept confusing her with the Asgardian super-villainess of the same name over at Marvel.
In short; she was the first DC do-gooder to go bad. And all before "Crisis On Infinite Earths!"
This 21st century film version goes one step further. It not only updates the character of June Moone into a former archaeologist (a la Indiana Jones). It consolidates the Silver Age origin of her character with both the post-COIE revision and La Encantadora (the Latina revamp that was created in the late Nineties)!
Then, we have Jared Leto's Joker.
No purple tuxedo for this dude! He's performed just the way Frank Miller depicted him in that now-classic graphic novel "The Dark Knight Returns." Basically, a sociopathic albino Goth who just might laugh both ways (if you catch my drift). And, as blasphemous as this might sound? I find that take on the character even scarier than Heath Leger's posthumous Oscar-winning portrayal!
Other than these two alterations (plus, the Afro-Americanizing of Deadshot by having him portrayed--almost too convincingly--by Will Smith), the movie stays pretty close to the basic premise of the original comic. For the most part, however, this is a straight-up sequel to BvS: DAWN OF JUSTICE. Which, as I noted in my review for that film, was inspired by both the Frank Miller epic and the introductory "Doomsday" story arc in Superman's comics (in the early Nineties).
Need I add that Margot Robbie practically steals the show as Harley Quinn? I thought not. Go and enjoy.