Deadshot and gang shoot what is another misfire for the DCEU.

Rating: 4/10 (8 August 2016)

Possibly the most anticipated film this year, Suicide Squad is about a bunch of bad guys coming together to do some good and take part in a suicide mission to try and save the world. This is another chance for DC to get their act together and try and compete with Marvel...does the film do that? No. I'm afraid not. Now I'm not a huge Marvel fan so before you say "Oh, you are a Marvel fanboy", think again. Let me start with the good points, this film was made for the film portrayal of Harley Quinn and Margot Robbie is perfect. You can tell she is having fun with the role, she has become invested in the craziness of the character. Her Focus co-star Will Smith was also very good as Deadshot but the surprise actor for me was Jai Courtney. I feel he gets a bad reputation, and actually IÂ thought Captain Boomerang was the funniest character, he surprised me in this and I hope he gets a better reputation. Jared Leto plays The Joker and it was obvious he had to go somewhere different with the character, and thought he played the part well. Now with a film with many new characters, it may take a while to get to know them, thankfully this movie introduces them straight away (albeit in a boring, dull flashback method). There are some scenes where the characters interact and reveal some more about themselves to each other, I feel these scenes are probably the best in the film (particularly the scene in the bar). This brings me onto the negatives of the film, if the best scenes are just regarding dialogue then the action scenes are extremely dull and messy. The editing was so poor, there were times I couldn't actually see what was happening when the Suicide Squad were battling against the generic enemy army (I emphasise on generic, they were practically walking slime soldiers). Speaking of generic, the main villain of the film was incredibly clichÃ©d with a boring "must destroy the world" plot, I won't spoil it but you'll see what I mean. I feel like a lot of the film was cut, the only reason why I say this is because there are moments where we are constantly going from scene to scene as if the part between these scenes is missing...I suspect studio interference from director David Ayer's original cut. Overall, Suicide Squad was a disappointment with some enjoyable action scenes and dialogue but an unfocused plot with clumsy editing makes this a difficult watch.Â Â

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