Fun. But there is so much more potential

Rating: 7/10 (4 August 2016)

Its a fun movie. But there is so much more potential. I saw it at the midnight premiere in my local IMAX theater. Full house, big screen, high volume. Yes, I had a great time. The characters are the best thing. They're awesome, especially Margot Robbie and Viola Davis who are killing it. And Jared Leto's Joker is as creepy as expected. But sadly, the script is a bit predictable. The first hour is great fun with lots of dark humor and bad-ass music. But the final hour is just standard (although there is a very good scene near the end of the film I won't spoil here). It feels like bad guys who are just playing superheroes. what they aren't. A missed opportunity because you can do many different things with bad guys you can't do with heroes. I'm missing original, creative scenes and ideas. So its the same story as with the other DC films; Awesome style, great characters. But the script is dull and the story is a mess.
I think this would've been better with a comedy director like Edgar Wright or Matthew Vaughn. So I really hope there will be a sequel with a better director. This movie needs to be bat-sh*t crazy with weird people and insane, original scenes. And it can be. This franchise is on the right track, but not just there yet.