Based on what Dc gave us this year, it was pretty good

Rating: 8/10 (26 August 2016)

I had heard that the reviews for this film were less than stellar so I was not sure what to expect. I had had high expectations for this movie previously, that's true, and it wasn't what I had hoped for. I had a lot, and I mean a lot of flaw, but overall, it was much better than what you might have thought based on the reviews. I understand why the critics didn't like it that much, because, yes it is full of clichés, and the plot is stupid, a total mess and is not going anywhere, it didn't have a big action scene ( the action in general left much to be desired), the CGI was not always good, the mix between the two variations is noticeable ( we get two opening scenes, etc), the soundtrack is overused (don't get me wrong, I loved the soundtrack but there were moments it became distracting. There was loud music over dialogue, over key scenes. Sometimes it really works but sometimes it doesn't and becomes annoying) and the pacing and editing are really terrible. The first 30 minutes of the movie is only backstory after backstory as they try to introduce and establish the characters, but there are so many, and it becomes tiresome at some point. It would have been better if that had been alternated at different parts of the film and not all blend together one after the other, or even better, don't give us an backstory, give us aspects of it and the characters personality during the story, through dialogue and through their actions, and save the backstory for their own movie. And that Slipnot guy, we all knew he was gonna die from the start, and they didn't care to get us invested in his character, but than what's the point of killing the character if that leaves you no impact at all! And since there were so many characters, there wasn't enough screen time. Not to mention how some of them were so badly written and Katana was barely in the movie. We never see her using her soultaker sword. So many scenes from the trailer were cut,that one. so, from what I'm saying it seems as if I hated this movie. Well, no. To enjoy it you have to actually turn your brain off, let that be said, but overall, it was a lot of fun. It was bad-ass, and cool, and had humor, and whatever you can ask from a comic book movie. That's what it is, a typical comic book movie movie. It doesn't break new ground but it doesn't need to. The cast did a great job. Really, the best part about this movie were the characters. There is a clear intention on building up these characters over building the film . It is not about what is going on, it is about what is going on inside these character's minds that really push the movie forward. I loved everyone in the cast. Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn is exceptional. She delivers a performance that is straight out of Girl, Interrupted. She is extremely unpredictable on screen and it is a pure delight watching her relish in exactly what makes Harley Quinn memorable: her sultry psychotic demeanor. The chemistry between her and Deadshot is electric, funny, and watching them teasing, and slowly started to care about each other,is entertaining. Viola Davis also brought up her character pretty well, as she played the cold-hearted leader Amanda Waller. The rest of the cast including Jai Courtney, Joel Kinneman,, Scott Eastwood and Adam Beach, all give great performances and there isn't one false beat and that means a lot considering who little screen time and how few lines they had. Jerard Leto's Joker was one of the best things in the movie, but we don't get to see much of his performance. I am really looking foreword to see more of his Joker in the future. So in the end, I liked it more than I disliked it, and it is definitely worth your time.