As an avid reader, I loved it

Rating: 9/10 (24 October 2016)

The minute I heard about it's production state I immediately vowed myself to watching it in theaters. If you're a huge fan of the DC universe you will love the way these characters come to life on the big screen. While talk about how the movie was "quickly put together" does become visible in some scenes, it still does not take away from the fact that this is a nice new way of shooting DC films, especially with iconic villains in it and for future standalone movies with other DCEU villains or heroes for that matter.
David Ayer did a really good job on allowing the actors to connect to one another behind the scenes in order to show genuine chemistry which I believe truly pays off if you consider how the villains interact with one another in the comic books. The chemistry does not feel forced. Like stated before, if you are a fan of the comics, you will enjoy the way these characters interact with one another.
While I do agree that Will Smith's portrayal of Deadshot was missing something, it still does not make the bond between him and Harley any less significant. Also, Margot Robbie was definitely a kick ass part of this team. She truly embodied the attitude, charisma, and athleticism of Harley Quinn that we all know and love. The cameos were great and I hope to see future spin offs from certain characters such as Kitana, Deadshot, and of course the Joker.
Now to the big cheese. Jared Leto's Joker is truly a nice take for the world Suicide Squad is set in. It makes sense that a maniacal crime boss would splurge on the outfits and cars seen in the movie. The only significant problem I had was his lack of screen time. I also think they could have shown more about how Harley and Joker's relationship was turbulent. Hopefully, with the director's cut, we will see in full form what Ayer originally had in mind.
I only gave this such a generous rating because I really did love the movie. I did allow myself to walk in with a sort of non-bias mindset to see it from both a positive and negative prospective but I honestly could not contain myself from cheering to myself once the intro song rang throughout the theater. One problem I have with some of the critics' reviews is that I feel as though they walked in with the expectation of a Marvel movie in mind. It was definitely worth the watch in theaters and I will definitely buy the director's cut when it comes out.