Fun and Flashy, Not Quite Enough...

Rating: 5/10 (19 August 2016)

The only reason my rating is 5/10, is me being a DC Universe fan and Assault on Arkham appreciator. I'm pretty sure that I would rate this movie higher if I was new to the comics.
First of all, the idea of creating the Squad was a bit off.
It's hardly believable that a group of "The worst of the worst" Arkham inmates could ever defeat "insuperable entity." I found it amusing but sometimes "less is more" really. They could easily stick to the more human, non-alien and not so mass destruction issues and make the movie even more entertaining. Mass destruction attracts superheroes!
Above mentioned "The worst of the worst" in my eyes are bunch of psychopaths with no remorse and no social skills. Instead, we got a bunch of affliction seeking, strange and loving family of criminals that care for each other. I find it a bit silly.
Now, I realize that Robbie and Smith are made to be the coolest, but I also think it was a bit cringe worthy...
Will Smith's Deadshot blurting out unnecessary one liners throughout the whole movie was simply too much. Furthermore, Will Smith's Floyd Lawton was ridiculous. Sporting that weird outfit that strongly reminds of that 90-s music videos Smith did, back when M in the MTV stood for music. Also, original Deadshot is white.
Harley Quinn would never hide her tears if something happened to Joker. She might be crazy, but she is obsessed with Joker. Also, that rooftop scene when Harley is bulletproof?
Joker risking his life and/or freedom to rescue Harley? NOPE.
Enchantress was pretty dumb and weak for a magic wielding witch. Hurt by the wooden bat? Eh.
The whole plot was a bit shaky but entertaining. I just couldn't find the right wavelength to the most of the characters (also, I'm a bit butt-hurt because Killer Frost is not in the movie.) In my opinion, SS members should have been more distant to each other and fulfill the true meaning of "antihero" or "villain." Instead, they all behaved like teenagers who want to be accepted by the rest of the group. A lack of sacrificial lambs in this movie is really weird since they put in an effort to make so many unimportant characters.
Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc, Katana, El Diablo could all die and I wouldn't care less.
I liked Amanda Waller, she really was cruel, mean and I enjoyed in her character portrayal more than I should. I really didn't mind her not being more intelligent.
All in all, the movie itself is overly hyped, fun to watch, comic book based Hollywood creation everyone will forget about in a month or two. There were some awesome CGI scenes I always appreciate. The music was really unobtrusive, yet it made an impact on the atmosphere. Sound effects were really neat- a big plus if you are watching it in cinema.
But despite being fun and flashy, there's almost no more to it. Leto's Joker was one dimensional and he didn't do anything to make his role distinct from all the other Jokers. I actually have a feeling that this movie is a pile of various and fresh, but extremely unconnected ideas. I think the idea binding ingredient was to take animated movies like Assault on Arkham more seriously.