Potential for further films - could have done more with this one.

Rating: 6/10 (2 November 2016)

I found myself hovering at a middle point between the hype and the haters. Hollywood has made some serious turkeys in the guise of blockbusters recently and whilst they didn't return to a top quality one here they at least made an effort.
Too much time was spent on the back-stories to the characters leaving too little time for a plot to be fully developed. The time left wasn't wholly wasted but I got the feeling that more could have been done. Should a sequel appear they will not be saddled with the back-stories any further and I'd expect a better film as a result.
The mix of semi-bad guys is curious as some have either super powers or special abilities whilst others have none at all. Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn is a case in point. She plays the character very well indeed but other than looking good there's little for her to add to the sum of abilities. What could Harley or Captain Boomerang do that a squad of soldiers couldn't? Without a reason to use such people the entire premise of their assembly comes up short. Hollywood please take note and adjust the members accordingly in any sequel. I'm not averse to ladies in small pants but give them a reason to be there besides the pants. The whole idea of the suicide squad is to do things that the soldiers can't, so provide characters that meet such criteria. It should be easy to add and remove such characters as befits the job at hand and who is in the prison.
The main villain played by Cara Delevingne came across well and I thought she did a fair job of it. She was no doubt helped by all the cgi and audio effects going on around her. To sum up the plot, she plays an ancient evil entity that the squad must battle to save the world.
It's Viola Davis though who steals the scenes as the assembler and manager of the squad who comes across as an "anything to get the job done" character very well.
Next time keep the back-stories to a minimum and find characters that add to the sum of the squad.