Well, its more fun than anything else in the DCEU

Rating: 4/10 (16 August 2016)

I went into this with fairly low expectations, judging by the negative reviews from critics. I walked out feeling that, while not being that bad, and better than Man of Steel (3/10) or Batman vs Superman (2/10), Suicide Squad was flawed at several levels.
Firstly, the writing is sub par. There is little development of character prior to the disaster begins that the squad has to stop. Which happens about ten minutes too early. The pacing is awkward and some of the dialogue is, for lack of a better word, cringe worthy (especially Harley Quinn), which was a shame as (despite never reading the books) I really wanted to like the characters.
On that note, the characters are (mostly) disappointingly average, or simply annoying. In fact, the characters have been done better before this movie. Deadshot? Discount Deadpool. Diablo? Discount Dr Manhattan. To give credit where its due however, Diablo was the one character I actually liked, as his traits went beyond either "loyal" (Katana) or "aggressive" (Killer Croc). My least favorite is the Boomerang guy, who has practically nothing noteworthy to talk about. Also, half the time Harley was pretty cute and funny, and the other half of the time I was biting my fist in frustration. On the acting side of it, the actors mostly did a decent job, but sometimes Jared Leto was a bit too weird for me to watch easily.
To be fair, this is the best DCEU movie so far (saying very little). I mean, its just a bit of dumb fun, at times. But with weird lighting (especially in action scenes) a couple of irritating characters and a weird plot thread I feel this could have been much better. For a good David Ayer movie, go see Fury (7/10).