Very little of value in this film

Rating: 4/10 (13 August 2016)

I'm a fan of superhero and super-villain movies in general, so I was naturally looking forward to this film. Now, I wish I had my 12.00 back. Will Smith was humanizing and wonderful, as he almost always is. Viola Davis was a bright spot in the film as well. What was most disappointing was every other thing about the movie. The script was filled with un-necessary events and even more un-necessary people. Had this been a Batman versus Deadshot film, I think this would have been excellent. But the director, screen writer, producer, and every other actor/actress on the screen got in the way of what could have been a really interesting story. Jared Leto's Joker got a lot of screen time for some reason, though he was not central to the plot and Leto's acting was not even of peripheral importance. Harley Quinn was nothing more than eye candy and practically all of her scenes were gratuitous to the point -- if there was one -- of this absolutely worthless film. This movie COULD have complicated the status of super-villain a little more, showing the complexity that exists within even the darkest of human hearts. It almost did so with Smith's Deadshot, but that was due only to Will Smith's incredible performance. As a master,he turned very few ingredients into something palatable; alas, the rest of the film disappointed sorely. I believe that Marvel Studios knows what to do with an all-star ensemble cast. The DC studios-- I think they're better off rebooting Batman every four or five years. That's what they're good at.