For once, the critics got it wrong for me.

Rating: 7/10 (6 August 2016)

Like most people I was sooo excited to see this movie ever since its announcement some few years ago. So, when I heard the critics reviews I became slightly concerned especially with those that rated it worse than BvS as I was one of many who thought that the film was a bit of a disaster. I'm more of a fan of Marvel than DC (please don't bash me for this!) but I appreciate a good superhero film when I see one despite the brand it belongs to and to be fair I thoroughly enjoyed this movie as much as i thought I would before the input of the critics.
The characterisation in this film is brilliant. Margot Robbie as the wonderfully crazy Harley Quinn stole the show for me. All her scenes were interesting and she produced some good comedic moments as well as some great action scenes. It was fun just watching her do her thing. Will Smith was surprisingly good as Deadshot which I was a bit on the fence with when he was first announced. The rest of the cast play their roles well and the chemistry between them all is fantastic and it was fun to watch them interact with each other. Leto's joker is great from his laugh to his mannerism. I loved his and Harley's scenes together. I felt he brought justice to the role but he's not in the movie enough for me. Jay Hernandez is a treat as El Diablo and his backstory along with all the other characters backstories were well presented and one of my favourite parts of the film. The story is good but sometimes falls a bit flat, leading me to discuss some of the few minor problems with this movie..
Firstly, the editing is too fast paced in some parts and is very jumpy in others. I think some scenes needed to be played out better without all the fast paced cross cutting in the action sequences and with some of the interactions between the characters. Some of it felt a bit rushed.
Secondly, some of the characters are sold a little short. Slipknot and Boomerang feel a bit pointless at times and sometime you wonder what they're actually in the movie for.
Finally, Jared Leto's Joker isn't in the movie enough for me. I happened to think he was a brilliant Joker and loved all of his scenes but a lot of what we, as an audience, were sold with his scenes in the trailers were not in the final cut of the film. Hopefully we see a lot more of him in the future.
Despite the few flaws, this is a fun and very enjoyable film. A real enjoyable ride. If you go into the film with an open mind I think you'll enjoy it as I did, and this is coming from a MARVEL fan.