Unfortunate disappointment.

Rating: 6/10 (21 August 2016)

Suicide Squad was one of the most anticipated titles of 2016 and as most of people, I had high expectations. I knew that Jared Leto wouldn't disappoint as Joker, nevertheless, I was disappointed. Not because of Leto, but for the editing / cutting. Joker was a mild character that didn't really have any impact on me. Hopefully an R- rated movie of Joker (& Harley) will come out.. and I hope he has a big role on the upcoming Justice League and untitled Batman movie.
Suicide Squad was mostly dialogue and some arguing between Deadshot (Will Smith) and Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman). Action and fighting was uninteresting. Character development and initializing was nothing to remember. There were virtually no heavy/emotional scenes that would hit you. Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn was good, but again, it should have been something more.
I am pretty sure David Ayer and the producing team could have done better. I am also fairly confident that the studio backed out and wanted to tone down the violence, gore and dark tone of the movie.
I so wanted to love this movie, but now with the thin plot combined with buddy-team-western style of setup and PG-13 rating, this movie failed in the eyes of the fans. I am fairly confident that the BvS success (or failure) defined what they wanted out of this movie. BvS was too dark and hard to chew for most of the people, at least if you have no background knowledge of the DC universe. This is why they made Suicide Squad easier to the public, thus failing this film, damn. Of course there were some enjoyable moments and at least a directors cut version could fill out some of the holes. Overall I am happy that DC is trying to expand the universe more and more and bring out some lesser known characters alive.
Suggestion: studio and marketing people, stay away from the artistic process and trust your people. This is why Deadpool succeeded. You don't have to compete with Marvel & Avengers. Let them have the light-hearted buddy-western style, it suits them perfectly. Can't imagine Ayer being at the premiere going "aw yiss, this is exactly what I wanted out of this movie!"