Friday, August 5, 2016

Suicide Squad! (No spoilers version)

Over all, I had a very good time watching this movie.  I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys superhero movies, though you have to take it with a grain of salt.  There's a bit of a mess with plots and subplots, and some characters are far too little background, or screentime. 

Things I liked:

The music:  All the pieces I heard within the movie were awesome.  They fit the scenes very well, and helped to enhance the movie, rather than distract from it.  I heard several of my favorite songs in the movie, which made it a lot of fun.

The actors and actresses:  I don't have any complaints about any of the portrayals, but one, which will be in the spoilers review.  Three for me really stood out.  Will Smith as Deadshot was amazing.  He has a talent for being a badass, yet still being able to portray the more human side of a character.  Viola Davis as Amanda Waller was a fun character to watch, especially when she was in the process of manipulation whomever had something she wanted.  And finally, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo.  You find out more about his story, and his character throughout the movie, and his ability to portray the character was really fascinating to watch.  Close behind those three was Margo Robbie as Harley Quinn.  And I have to admit that I was very wary at first about her portrayal of the character.  But I was won over by the end of the movie.

The Special Effects:  There wasn't a lot of CGI through the majority of the movie, with a few big exceptions.  What there was however was great.  Nothing felt terribly out of place, and it only enhanced the places of the movie where it was present.  This bleeds into the action scenes, which were also quite enjoyable.

Things I didn't like:

Chaos:  There was a lot that just didn't have enough background.  There were characters that felt out of place, mostly because they weren't explained, or there was nothing to tie them into the Squad.  They just kinda felt like they were there to be another name in the movie.   There were a few jumps in logic and some of the scenes that felt a bit confusing as well.

Jared Leto:  Without spoiling anything, I wasn't a fan of his version.  There was none of the charisma or personability that could be found within his character.  The only thing I did like was his laugh.  That was creepy as hell.

But all in all, it was definitely  a good time, and I think it's certainly worth seeing.  If you go, definitely stay through the credits, there's a fun scene about half way through!