OK so a bit about Suicide Squad.
I'm going to say something that people would probably come to my house and murder me for. Jared Leto's Joker was better than Heath Ledgers.... OMG WTF? well he was.
He portrayed him more accurately than Heath's version. There was also a great scene showing the relationship between Joker and Harley and there were shots that were straight out of the comics that were superb. We also got to see how joker abused Harley mentally and physically which shaped her into what she became.
Joker didn't get all that much screen time, but to me that left me wanting more because every time he was on screen you couldn't help but be glued to his performance. It was spot on.
So how about the other characters?
one complaint I hear is that there were lots of characters with little to no development.
that's true and not true.
Killer Croc had the same kind of intro as the rest but not as in depth. He was just there to be some extra muscle in the group and for the most part was just in the background kicking butt.
Katana? I think her name was, wasn't really apart of the squad, she was part of the government goons there to keep them in line. we hear about how her sword absorbs souls and that the sword was used to kill her husband , and she talks to it on occasion. She did some fighting and such but again was just there.
The fire guy , I forget his name, started out to be just a in the background character but as the movie went on became awesome. we learned that he killed his wife and kids and there was a scene where Harley calls him out and tells him to own that shit because it happened.
He becomes totally badass by the end.
the enchantress wo is the main villain was really cool. the first time the girl transforms into her was so cool.
then in her enchantress form she moves so oddly that I couldn't stop looking at her. They did a great job with her. She ended up being a really cool character even though the plot and her plan were pretty weak.
Boomerang was some comedy relief
Slipknot was used by boomerang to test if they really had explosive devices in their neck and he falls for it and gets his head popped right away.
There were government soldiers with the group and the squad had to listen to one guy in particular who had a relationship with the woman possessed by enchantress and he was there to try to help her. but his character development was pretty good too and he was also just a pawn in the whole thing. It was cool to see that one of his soldiers just gave up his life at his command. Very interesting that DC has the balls to do stuff like this while marvel would have found a way to save everyone.
Now to the main two.
Deadshot. He had a great backstory involving his daughter. she knew he was a bad guy and killed people and that's why they cant live together. but Deadshot really wants to fix that. he shows regret for what he does and in a great scene batman confronts him while he's with is daughter. She convinces him to give up.
the great thing this film did was show that these characters do bad things. They know it, they own it but they still have morals and regrets and they care about people and sometimes they do the right thing.
Harley had tons of great moments. She was crazy, she was funny and she was tragic. near the end the enchantress shows them she can give them what they all want, and Harleys vision was really cool but totally impossible but deep in her crazy warped brain that was what she wanted. I wont give that detail away.
So what else?
The music throughout the movie was great.
The cinematography was well done with some great action shots.
the biggest badass in the movie was someone who wasn't super powered or in the squad but the person who created the squad.
this movie didn't shy away from killing , it didn't shy away from being a dark movie with fun elements and that's why I really like DC movies.
don't forget to stay for the after credits scene which was pretty cool/ Also just watch the credits since they were really fun and colourful.
was it perfect? no, is any movie perfect and without flaws? no
but was it entertaining ? definitely. the pacing was tight , the action was great , the characters were spot on and I have no complaints about it. If you nitpick you can find stuff, but that's if you go watch it looking for the flaws.
if you go in to enjoy a movie about DC characters then you will love this film.
