Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (8 August 2016)

I was really looking forward to this. Marketing did a great job and the movie looked like a lot of fun. It started out fun too. The characters got short introductions. Some would say too short but I thought it was just right. Margot Robbie's Harley is funny (and hot!) And Jai Courtney makes a very cool Captain Boomerang. Will Smith acts well but could have taken things a little less serious and a bit more comedy. But when the real 'story' got going, it became just another superhero movie. The villain seeks nothing less than world domination, has an army of followers (who looked really stupid and reminded me of '90s Power Ranger opponents). Worst of all, there's a great beam in the sky where the villain's weapon is charging up. AGAIN! Why?! Has Hollywood declared it mandatory in a superhero flick? It has been done sooo many times it really annoyed me.
Anyway, the fun ended. In multiple scenes we're shown that the squad, who are labeled as bad guys, have a bit of heroism in them. Will Smith tries to be serious (succeeds) and Jay Hernandez tries to be emotional (fails).
I guess I was hoping for another Deadpool but got another BvS. Could have been great but ended clichéd. Too bad.