Messy On The Outside, But Inside Is Full of Surprises

Rating: 10/10 (21 August 2016)

Have you ever eaten a foreign cuisine which looked gross on the surface, but after the first bite you just kept eating because it was actually really delicious?! That was my experience with Suicide Squad in general. I am a huge DC fan and would be first to admit that the DCEU has struggled critically so far due either over ambitious plot (i.e BvS) or stupid endings (i.e Man of Steel Metropolis Battle), however in the case of SS the main problem with this movie was studio interference after the critical backlash of Batman V Superman.
In terms of overall quality, the movie felt chopped up and poorly edited (again). Anyone who saw the trailers can tell A LOT was cut out for unknown reasons and DC executives deserve to smacked in the face for been so stupid and not trusting their director's vision. In terms of entertainment value, this movie had a lot of "fun" moments. Will Smith as Deadshot was great, Margot Robbie knocked her part out of the park, and Jared Leto had a very unique take on the Joker. His Joker is easily the most "sane" Joker ever seen on screen because Joker in this universe seems very in control of his actions even though he is still very unpredictable. This Joker is flashy and runs a "business", so he is the direct opposite of Heath Ledger's Joker, who just seemed to loved chaos.
Speaking of tone, DC executives clearly got scared of keeping their universe "dark" and went the "Marvel" route of jokes mixed with action, which I personally didn't mind at all even though I am not a fan of "marvel humour". The original script of SS was clearly darker, but the studio wanted SS to become DC's "Guardian of The Galaxy", which is STUPID.
Overall, I loved this messy movie for what it was. I will never defend this movie as a great summer flick, but I would say it is just as dumb as the critically acclaimed Marvel flicks critics seem to love. Go watch it for yourselves and make up your own goddamn mind. My score remains 10/10, which is a VERY subjective score and not to be taken too seriously.