Trying too hard to be DC version of Gaurdians of the Galaxy

Rating: 1/10 (6 August 2016)

It was a fun, happy movie, don't get me wrong, but I felt like that it was trying too hard to be a very funny and special movie, but it failed to become one, and as a result it looked like a failed movie and try! Suicide Squad, as its own movie, is a good movie. Grab some popcorn, and enjoy the action, have fun and leave, and that's all about it. And I could give it a solid 7 or even an 8.
But for some reason, I guess rivalry between DC and Marvel, DC wanted to have its own Guardians of the Galaxy; a bunch of misfits, oddballs, thieves, murderers, who unite to do some good and save the world or their city. But Suicide Squad miserably fails to live up to the bar set by Guardians of the Galaxy,and as a result I consider the mission of this movie a failure! But this could be a great movie on its own if they just wanted to enjoy themselves and produce some thing fun rather competing with Marvel.
I could see multiple counterparts between Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy in terms of characters, dialogues, scenes, and even music. I felt like that the writer/director of Suicide Squad watched Guardians of the Galaxy multiple time, and created his version of the movie out of it! And he failed! A good percent of the jokes felt forced and they fell flat! Some of them were funny, but not all of them. Again, I am going back to my original comment; the movie was trying too hard! It was nice to see Will Smith again! He was good as Deadshot. But I think he director could give more space and freedom to Will. Will is a funny, likable man, and the Characters he play are like that as well. I think he could have more screen time. In this movie he was too much restricted and limited by the rest of the plot line, which wasn't as likable as him.
Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie! I have contradictory feelings toward this character. In some scenes she was funny, but the rest not so much. Her screen time and role could be reduced and limited to just funny and interesting part. Don't get me wrong, Harley was trying hard to deliver, but they gave her too many lines and jokes to deliver, and a good percent of them were not funny or interesting to begin with! I really disliked the new Joker played by Jared Leto! Of course it is hard to live up to Heath Ledger version of Joker. I am not even comparing the new Joker with Heath. I am unable to put my finger on the main reason that I disliked the new Joker. Bad casting, bad direction, unclear role of the Joker in this movie? I don't know! I just didn't like the new Joker! I really liked Viola Davis as Amanda Waller! I hope I see her in future DC movies, and it seems that it will happen based on what they show at the end of the movie (Batman+Waller scene).
Also Cara Delevingne did well in this movie. She is a model, not an actress, but she was able to deliver it.
Overall, it is a good way to spend two hours of your weekend. But it could be much better if they had taken it easy and hadn't tried too hard!