The DC Cinematic Universe has just committed cinematic suicide

Rating: 4/10 (11 August 2016)

Suicide Squad was such an exciting idea. A round-up of villains having to be heroes in exchange for shorter prison sentences in the hands of a talented director and strong cast? It was one of my most anticipated movies of the year, and it looked set to be the film which would save the DCEU following Batman Vs Superman. It only sent it further into darkness. SS is a total mess in every single way. The editing is incomprehensible, the action scenes are complete chaos and despite having such a colorful cast of characters the film is visually an endless pit of dark, gloomy CGI shapes getting beaten up by the characters. They're supposed to be villains, but if they are, then this cinematic universe has some of the loveliest bad guys ever. The plot is messy, confusing, lacking in depth and soul and every single underdeveloped element, especially Jared Leto's tragically wasted Joker, comes clashing and screaming together like an unruly crowd of brawling rioters with the subtlety of a machine gun helicopter blowing up a city block. Lacking in depth, soul and nuances of any kind, only an awesome soundtrack, some good performances and occasional moments where the excellence of the trailers comes to life are there to offer much satisfaction. None of that saves the film. It's pretty scary that I can't decide if it's worse than Batman Vs Superman.
4/10