Not a perfect film but absolutely worth the watch.

Rating: 8/10 (6 August 2016)

Let me preface this review with the fact i spend a lot of my time editing and providing CG for indie films.
So lets start with the obvious question is the film enjoyable ? YES absolutely. it's well written and most of the characters get really well fleshed out. i strongly recommend going to see this film.
lets do a point by point.
1. characters. For a film this full of popular and classic characters it does a OK job of balancing them for the most part. Harley Quinn, dead shot, rick flag and el diablo get the most emotional weight to their characters. you find yourself empathizing with them.that said the film fails to develop captain boomerang (oh how i hate him) or slipknot at all. i wanted to like captain boomerang i really did he is the first Australian character I've seen in this type of film. but he gets no explanation at all. he carries this pink unicorn for unknown reasons and is just a dick every moment he's on screen. as for slip not he really doesn't get enough screen time. he seems a likable character he's just not exposed enough. enchantress/June moon plays a big part in the movie she is creepy as hell and it works you end up hating one half of her (for the right reasons) and loving the other. as for Amanda Waller. she is played really really well i won't spoiler her but all i can say is prepare for a ride with twists and turns. (i'll mention the joker later)
2. THE CGI. This seems to be a sore point that sits at the core of a lot of the bad reviews and as I've mentioned this is one area where i hold some expertise. For the most part it's fine certainly miles better then ghostbusters and batman vs superman. there are times where they have used cgi where they really didn't need to. some parts of enchantress's scenes for example they have replaced the actress with a cgi body double which is really unnecessary for the actions being performed which leads to unnatural motions and twitches of her body. i get that shes a extra dimensional being but it just doesn't flow right. that said the average viewer is probably not going to notice too much and it doesn't take away from the enjoy-ability of the film. the rest of the cgi is barely noticeable unless you know what your looking for with a few mild exceptions i won't mention because that would be a spoiler.
3. THE EDITING/MUSIC. another point at the heart of the bad reviews and again a area i hold some experience. the music is over used i have to agree with the negative reviews on that. it's used in places it shouldn't be so when it's used where its meant to be it loses it's impact. if the characters where not well acted and fleshed out this would potential ruin the experience luckily the actors performances and the writing compensate for the lost impact of the music you still feel the emotion your meant to feel. as for the editing. it's no where near as bad as the bad reviews say. there are some problems with it it's evident that there has been interference with the directors vision but it does not really detract from the experience of the film. the use of flash backs mirrors to a extent the methodology of deadpool and it's used to great effect. over all the film is not ruined by these points as the bad reviews say. in fact unless you know something about editing and the use of music to create emotion you probably won't notice any issues at all.
4.The joker. i went into this fully expecting to hate the way the character was portrayed. heath ledger to me was the ultimate joker and I've been looking at images for months now hating the look and wondering if this was going to be a terrible portrayal. i have to say though i was proved wrong Jarrod letto plays the joker extremely well. the character is exactly as twisted and dark has he needs to be. his infamous twisted sense of humour is touched upon but not really explored but considering he is only on screen for about 15 minuets that's to be expected. we will see more of him in the future i'm sure and we will see more of his twisted dark persona.
5.Harley and jokers relationship. I've seen a lot of complaints that the relationship is portrayed as a abusive one and that's kind of the point. the relationship between these two characters is really abusive in the comics. you could describe Harley as having Stockholm syndrome. she does. the relationship is this mad twisted almost captor and hostage relationship. Harley loves this evil freak and your caught in the middle you want to see her out of that relationship but at the same time her love for him is so strong you feel sad for her when shes missing him.
over all it's a incredibly well done film sure it has flaws but what film doesn't go into this film with a open mind and you will absolutely love this roller coaster of a film