Suicide Squad (David Ayer, 2016): The "Alternate" Super Villain Movie With A disappointing

I had high hopes for this film just like anyone else, the whole anticipation of Jared Leto becoming the new Joker and putting his own persona into the villain, even the whole concept of having a movie that is purely dedicated to a group of neurotic villains. On the contrary, it turned into this massive let down. It was such an anti-climactic film and thus meaning that the audience is let down, feeling like they have been left in the lurch craving more. It is such a shame how a text with great potential doesn't show any true value. The idea of an all villain movie does go against traditional superhero films of course, but we must remember that not all of it was necessarily tragic, there were some good choices made. It did receive some generally negative reviews from critics, who like me and others, were concerned and displeased with the plot, directing and characters, but nevertheless, there must be some positives, right?

In regards to casting, yes there are good actors, such as Will Smith and Margot Robbie, but realistically, the characters were rather monotonous. This could be a subjective opinion obviously, but a lot of people have concurred with this, which means that this recurring issue that has been raised should be taken into account. However, Margot Robbie (whom plays Harley Quinn) got praise for her performance, and even multiple awards. Her performance was unique, she brought Harley to life, it was just a shame that editing brought the film's standards down. Now rolling into the issue of editing, it's very sloppy. The beginning is too long, and then it feels like the rest of the film was rushed. You can even see where they have cut some scenes out, because it doesn't flow smoothly.

One key factor of the film that every person can agree on is that the non-diegetic soundtrack is amazing. With artists such as 21 Pilots; Queen; Eminem and Skrillex. It's a modern and conventional playlist, but the audience have grown a fondness to it. Unfortunately, this is probably the only good thing that came out of this film, I think this may be the only time to fully blame the director for the train wreck he turned this into.

As hyped up it was, it never really got the praise they wanted, whether this be because of the atrocious characters and awful editing, or because of the alarming directing skills. Do they dare make a sequel? Well if they do, they better make some improvements, add more screen time for Jared Leto, and make the film flow smoothly!

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