So angry I got off my lazy arse and was compelled to write

Rating: 1/10 (7 August 2016)

Firstly I am not intending to give the pretence that this is ranked at the bottom of the worst movie ever made. However, it is awful enough that combined with the complete disappointment I felt after watching, it deserves a novice review from me.
(I would like to point out that I am a relapsed comic book enthusiast that has only taken up interest in recent years and while originally I liked Marvel I have a soft spot for DC especially the new 52 Joker concept so DC fans excuse any ignorance) I was originally excited for the release during the beginning of the marketing campaign. Although the Joker design had some questionable choices (tattoos etc) I gave it the benefit of the doubt. Aesthetically the characters looked spot on and I commend the costume designers and trailer editors which is as far as I can go.
The first problem I have is with the character development. Whoever made the decision that they where going to develop the characters by having short background montages fit in awkwardly to a conversation between Waller and a Military Officer at the beginning of the film really doesn't understand how to effectively introduce characters. It is not always necessary to do origin flashbacks to introduce characters and even more so to do all of them. It was as if the studio felt like they had to give everyone the same screen time but not giving a single one enough. I have watched the Assault on Arkham anime and you can go into that not knowing anyone but still be entertained. Harley Quinn was the only character that you get a slight connection with but even that is stretching the definition. When I read in previous reviews about the irrelevance of the Joker narrative I now concur and can completely understand why Jared Leto was angry at the cuts. Whether he was good as the Joker is hard to even argue as you barely have time to judge and what was most annoying is a scene in the trailer where his face was burnt and that looked like a suitably promising scene was completely cut.
That moves me on to my second grievance where I remember a moment the Joker introduced Harley Quinn with the line going something like "let me introduce...THE EXQUISITE... HARLEY QUINN!". It felt awkward, cringe-worthy and completely out of place. It was the sort of dialogue that made you feel as though you where being personally patronised. As others have mentioned it arouses much suspicion that the film was heavily edited after the cut by a studio intervention. Whether that is true is neither here-nor-there, but what is frustrating is the forced through lines such as the added comedic punch lines that where so misplaced they where no longer funny. I recall a line where a guard made a request when threatened with a gun that his colleague shoot his killer and "delete his browser history". Fair enough joke and would be funny in the right place but trust my word the juxtaposition of the mood, music and narrative was off by a mile.
Following on was the music. My word, now I realise why this movie cost so much to make. For the first 40 minutes you are bombarded with every edgy hit song of the last 60 years. Half of which where introduced for less than 10 seconds at a time. This is possibly the biggest clue that some producer must have intervened. Someone must have watched Guardians of the Galaxy and thought "That mix tape was a hit, lets top it by dumping everything we can find in the first half of the film. It could look like one GIGANTIC music video. Yeah I remember MTV". If they didn't do it I can't imagine how the sound director got his job.
Finally, the plot and this is the shortest paragraph I will write. There barely is one. As I mentioned previously the Joker narrative, which could have been developed on further, wasn't necessary and with the music video/character underdevelopment and a barely suspenseful finally that's pretty much it.
There is more I could say but my anger is descending and I am back to being lazy but I will leave you on this note: DC needs to go at this project not trying to be Marvel. If they continue to do so they will lose patience with there potential audience and lose the big revenue they are seeing. It won't be a cash cow if it is meager imitation. Be f***ing original like you where with Nolan (that doesn't mean be Nolan again).