Liked it, but with reservations

Rating: 6/10 (31 October 2016)

I am frankly growing tired of superhero movies (and CGI action movies in general). Same plot over and over. World ending weapon, lots of energy beams, CGI, martial arts, buildings shattering, easily defeated henchmen, countdown clock, conflicted hero. Just STOP.
I thought Suicide Squad would be the tonic. It was okay. It kept my attention. But it was flawed, just in different ways from most other superhero movies.
First, the plot makes sense - a team of "controllable" meta humans, not like that aloof Superman guy to meet the next incredible foe. Except these aren't meta humans. Only Diablo is. The star is really good at shooting guns and the next biggest personality is a girl with a baseball bat. Not exactly defense against Superman or Doomsday.
I liked Waller, and Will Smith brought some life to the film. It was colorful and interesting. But just too uneven. The plot made very little sense. I don't understand why a 7,000 year old witch is terrorizing a US city. I don't get her motive. Don't get her brother with the whippy arms. I don't get why bullets and intense flames don't hurt him, but an explosion kills him. Isn't an explosion the combination of projectiles and intense heat? I don't understand the blackberry headed minions who go down easier than LOTR orcs. I guess I just felt like the villain was ill-chosen. In fact, I thought Enchantress was a member of the squad for a good portion of the movie. She seemed to be more powerful than Superman because he wouldn't be able to punch his way out of a fight with her since she's made of smoke. I don't understand why her heart was in a metal briefcase and why she just couldn't teleport to where Waller was and steal back her heart anytime she wanted.
Anyway, I still had a bit of fun watching this. I would take this over the Thor and Captain A origin movies any day. I just don't know how long this superhero thing can go on. I think the same thing is about to happen to Star Wars. I'll betcha Rogue One is a turkey, but that's a review for another day.
Suicide Squad is entertaining, but you'll finish the film feeling like a huge opportunity was missed.