The hate is confusing

Rating: 8/10 (19 April 2017)

Just to clarify, I do love DC (& Marvel) but I am not one of those brainwashed DC fanboys that just loves anything with the DC brand on it. I found Batman Vs Superman upsettingly bad & after watching that I found my myself questioning many other aspects of Man Of Steel.
Anyway, whenever there's a film that's from a long line of stories & characters, franchises etc. & I feel the film isn't a great reflection of the background it was based on, I always ask myself is it a good standalone film?
Although Suicide Squad may not have done justice to the comics & stories it was based on, as a film by itself I found it to be enjoyable.
There were some really dumb parts to it I admit. Such as Killer Croc & Diablo doing almost nothing throughout the film. Also there were so many opportunities for jokes in the right places. Well executed jokes in films like this help keep them grounded & not cheesy.
But the acting was overall good by nearly all the cast. The action was up to standards & the plot......wasn't terrible.
The soundtrack was lacking, there's no denying anything there & I feel indifferent to Leto's Joker. Although I feel that tattoos aren't something the Joker would get, somewhat interfering with the whole absolutely nameless & origin-less ideology of the Joker, it's still an interesting take on the character. I also feel his concern for Harley was very misplaced. The Joker usually only ever sees Harley as an object. But we don't know how long they've been together or what exactly they've been through together at this stage so again, there could be some reasoning behind it.
I don't think his film deserves anywhere near all the hate it gets but I do understand why people would not like it. There are countless absolutely awful films out there that I see people trying to justify & they just come off as mad most of the time.
I enjoyed it as just a bit of fun. I think people may have just been expecting too much from it.