Awful Plot of a Movie Saved By Harley Quinn

Rating: 6/10 (25 May 2020)

I really don't get Hollywood sometimes.
Why always prioritize big name actors and special effects? If you want a good movie shouldn't priority number one ALWAYS be hire a good screenwriter.
A movie without a good plot will inevitably fail, no matter how big the actors' names are or how great the special effects and action sequences are, not that those elements are unnecessary. Often these days they are. But they still need a story.
Here the story concept was actually a good idea (as in the comics) and the actors, especially scene stealing Margot Robbie, did well bringing the iconic characters to life, but the story plot was a disaster, leaving these fine actors all over the place and ending with an overall mess of a movie. The STORY should always come first, even before production begins. You'd think Hollywood (or DC Films) would've figured that out by now.
Nevertheless, despite my criticisms I'm rating this movie a six due to Margot Robbie's charismatic interpretation of Harley Quinn who is every bit the enjoyable psycho that she is in the comics. I actually prefer this crazier version of Harley in "Suicide Squad" than her somewhat more restrained portrayal in "Birds of Prey." Classic Harley is always a nutcase and is portrayed that way in comics and console games.
Margot Robbie seems to know that that's what we love about her because - boy, did she ever hit the nail on the head with this interpretation, getting a comic book character as close to perfection as I've ever seen in a DC movie.