Anticipation was not in vain

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2016)

This is my very first review of a movie on any site, so that should tell you something. The main reason why I am doing this is in the hopes that someone who sees bad reviews from so many other people will still give this movie a try because they will not be sorry.
This movie was great from start to finish. The high points as far as characters: Jared Leto (Joker), Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Will Smith (Deadshot), and Viola Davis (Amanda Waller). I have been a huge fan of Jared Leto for many years, both as an actor and musician; however, when I first heard that he was going to play the Joker, I had my misgivings. These were put to rest during his first appearance. He played the part to perfection. I have seen many reviews discussing the three main Joker performances (Leto, Ledger, Nicholson) and comparing them. I will not do that. I loved all three portrayals and feel that they each brought their own style to the role with fantastic results. I do not feel that this diminishes the accuracy of the character via comics as we have seen it with every Marvel and DC film so far. I'm not going into a huge amount of detail here but have any of the Supermans or Batmans actors portrayed their characters exactly the same? My only complaint regarding The Joker was that he was not there enough. I have heard that the Blu-Ray will have some more scenes and am also hoping that the rumors of him being teased to lead into more of the plot in a later film (like Thanos in The Avengers franchise) is true. More Joker!!!!!!
Margot Robbie was also incredible. I have seen reviews stating that she is simply there for one liners. Not true! Does she give them? Sure, but that's Harley Quinn. Her role in the film is integral. Couldn't have asked for a better performance.
Will Smith ... let me start by saying that he is not one of my favorite actors at all. That being said, wow, did he deliver in this movie! I definitely liked how he walked the line between villain and family man without skipping a beat.
And last but not least, Viola Davis. I am so glad that she took this role because I don't think any other actress would have the presence, ability, or facial expressions that made her role of Amanda Waller really come alive. She is a bad ass that I would definitely not want to mess with. In many ways, she sometimes came across as more menacing then the bad guys, and that's saying a lot.
The other characters/actors were also incredible, not one complaint.
This is the first movie that as soon as I was walking out of it, I really wanted to get back in line, get another ticket, and see it all over again!