My Review: Suicide Squad

Yesterday Jeffrey (my husband) and I got to go on a date (a true rarity).  

We went to a bar, and finally saw Suicide Squad; It was much needed quality time together. 

I was a bit unsure about watching the movie. I've heard and seen mixed reviews, but we decided to check it out anyway. 

So here's my movie review, just to add to the other thousands out there. (I tried to leave out any real spoilers...)

Graphics: could have been better. They aren't horrible, but they aren't the best thing.

Characters: 

Enchantress- She would've been better if the actress was better. She's a witch/ghost who moves in a weird way. I feel like the actress moved her hips a little too hard in the movie; it just didn't look fluid. That bugged me. 

Diablo - This dude was a bore until the end; His story is a good one though.  

Deadshot - Will Smith was a way better version of Hitch-- just with a gun and no powers.  A clever, sarcastic hit man. 

Captain Boomerang - Eh...Just eh. 

Amanda Willer - I've, personally, never been disappointed by Viola Davis. I hated the character, but I think that was the point. 

Killer Croc - I disliked looking at him, but this dude is no villain. He was actually pretty cool, especially for someone who has a few lines. 

Colonel Rick Flag- I don't love or hate him nor the actor that plays him. 

Katana- She's a total samurai, and her mask was just distracting. I know it's supposed to look like that, but I just could not take her serious.

Harley Quinn- Oh my goodness! Margot Robbie does an absolutely amazing job! She's funny, crazy, sexy, charismatic, flirty, and she carries around a freaking bat! I'm seriously obsessed now. Harley Quinn somehow managed to have an undeniable connection with Deadshot, and still be completely crazy about Joker. I hope and pray that there is a Harley Quinn movie coming soon.

Joker- Heath Ledger will probably always be the best joker I've ever witnessed. However, I thought Jared Leto did great. Instead of heartless, gangster, psychotic, and psychopathic, he was a more romantic and poetically deranged version. Honestly, Heath Ledger's joker would not have made the colorful love story with Harley Quinn as believable as Leto's. My biggest fear for this movie was whether or not Joker was passable, and he definitely was. 

Plot & Action Sequence: It's PG13. There's nothing too gory, but there is a good bit of action. Shootings, bombs, magic, boomerangs, and bats: it's a sequence that works.  Except for Harley Quinn and Deadshot, the individual story lines were a bit rushed. But the plot was interesting and fun. I enjoyed watching the bad guys be the good guys, yet still remain the bad guys. Most of them even seemed to have redeemed from their former selves by the end. 

All in all: I loved this movie. It was exciting and a bit funny. Honestly, Margot Robbie made this movie; she has made a fan out of me! I rate it a 7.8 out of 10. 

The theater seemed to have mixed reviews, just by watching the facial expressions of those leaving . 

And all of my friends or family that have seen it, enjoyed it...well, with the exception of my husband. 

He didn't hate it, but he was not crazy about it. (But he, too, enjoyed Harley Quinn.)

If you follow comic books, the movie is probably a bust. But if you just want to enjoy a movie, it's pretty good. I recommend it. It's not something you have to see in theaters, but it is worth a watch.