Good movie, great fun

Rating: 7/10 (5 August 2016)

Suicide squad...I've been waiting for this movie since I saw the first trailer released six months ago. After seeing it, I can say that I was pleased with it, but not completely. This movie did many things right, but it did some wrong too.
One of this movies pros, and cons at some points, is its character portrayal and development. I loved Deadshot and Harley Quinn. Margot Robbie portrayed Harley just like I remember in the cartoons, and she stayed in character throughout the whole film. Will Smith's performance is standard Will Smith, but that's fine, because it was good. I also think Jay Hernandez didn't do too bad as Diablo. Viola Davis was very tough and scary as Amanda Waller, she did very good. However, others, such as katana and killer croc are just put in as filler characters to look cool and be entertaining. Of which they did neither.
You may have noticed I didn't previously mention Jared Leto. He deserves his own paragraph. Jared Leto was a very good joker. He was not at Heath ledger status, but I wouldn't expect anyone to be that good. His joker was more excited and talkative. He was unpredictable, and I liked it. The movie did a good job showing his relationship with Harley, such as the helicopter scene and the final scene when he broke her out of prison. I can't wait to see what dc does with Jared Leto, because he has something good going.
The main thing that gets me about this movie is the pacing. The first third of the movie was FANTASTIC. When Amanda Waller introduced all the characters and their names and powers came up on screen, that was fantastic. I was a huge fan of the style put in during these scenes, as well as the music incorporated within them. However, once the squad goes on their mission, the movie gets serious with a joke sprinkled in every few minutes. This part of the movie is okay, and just okay. The part that hurts is the obvious change from fun to fists. It left me hoping for more of the first act. However, the action is fantastic.
Enchantress was terrible, she was a horrible, ugly villain. Her character wasn't developed enough. When the squad killer her, I didn't care, and when Rick Flags wife came back, I still didn't care. Joker would have been a MUCH better main villain, but her was only in the movie for about 25 minutes, another massive mistake.
My comments on this movie may seem mostly negative, and that's true. But that's from a movie standpoint. For a fun standpoint, this movie is it. I was never bored, I laughed during it a lot, and I really did like it. See this movie. Don't expect a perfect film like you would have thought a month ago, but don't expect a terrible one like critics are saying. Suicide squad is an good movie, but it's great fun.