Enjoyed it! Great scenes but... cut!

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2016)

Let's get this one straight, it is a superhero movie adapted from a comic book and trailers tend to 'overeact' when it comes to these kind of movies. I mean Marvel's Civil War was the same for me, so much hype about it but it actually disappointed me as well (big Marvel fan). Suicide Squad suffers from various issues that already half the planet has pointed out. Yes, it could have been better! Concerning the characters, I also believe that if Jared Leto was given more screen time, the story could have been more coherent and have a bad-ass villain combo. An Enchantress/Joker co-op would make more sense. Really didn't care for Boomerang or Slipknot's head exploding everywhere... okay that was kinda funny. Joker's screen- time made me sum it up to: "Ah... Baby where are you? Baby get ready I'm coming to get you! Baby I'm outside playing with my helicopter! OOps Baby they did it again and shot us both down. Bye-bye. The end." Leto's performance was great. He is the 21st century Joker addressing the trends of the 21st century. The character's set up was marvelous. The tattoos with the Easter eggs and the teeth made him a unique one, more modern. After all, he is crazy and doesn't care about how he looks. I wish I could have seen the extent of his inner psychological turmoil and not only the relationship between him and Harley. Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn was also great. Knowing that the crucial scene of her origin with Mr. J is slightly different from the New 52 Suicide Squad#7 added more agency to Harley, giving her a choice on her life's outcome, blaming no-one but herself. The chemical vat scene was one my favorite. The dive, Joker's internal conflict on whether to save her or not and the "Desire becomes Surrender. Surrender becomes Power" got me. Capturing their ambivalent relationship,though, and not only the caring part could have given a more clear picture of their psychology. The movie favored them more than the rest (Deadshot too) as well. Harley had extra flashbacks and Deadshot more try-to-be-the-hero- daddy scenes. I found that Deadshot's story was a bit strange, trying too much to redeem and justify an assassin by portraying his relationship with his daughter by neglecting Katana (she killed her husband with that demonic sword!). Boomerang did not really make an impression, Killer Croc was indeed 'beautiful' but that's it, Amanda Waller was the Nick Fury wannabe and then there is Rick Flag. I really disliked him. However, I really liked Cara Devigne as The Enchantress. She was good, the costume was awesome, but where was her "Let's have some fun" scene? Her story could have been more developed. A simple I kill you because you don't worship me mortal didn't convince me. Nevertherless, despite the confusing story-line and the extended character introduction, it is a decent movie with outstanding performances. I believe that the struggle to present a variety of materials confused things. A stand-alone movie for each character could have saved introductions and focus on new relationships, conflicts and saving the world instead.They are bad guys, why do they agree to do it? 10 years off a life sentence means nothing really. I'm disappointed on the whole cut but I enjoyed it and would like to see it again for a close Easter egg hunting. Plus it featured some great songs and a homage to Alex Ross' iconic painting.