Review of Suicide Squad (2016) by Dharma — 04 Aug 2016

Another lesson for Warner Bros. When you hire some of the best talents in the business, stick to their instincts and don't second guess them. What you have here is something that could have been one of the better superhero flick in recent memory, but bludgeoned to death by WB's intervention.

The soundtrack? One of the best. The performances? Exemplary. Kudos to Robbie, Leto and Smith for giving their best A game. However, the higher ups got a bit jittery: it's too dark...it's not like the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

They a second cut without the director's intervention, and both parties compromise. The end result...starts of great, then jumped all over the place, with weird pacing and tonal inconsistencies. Nevertheless, you can see that the creative team gave it their best.

..and despite all the rubble, Suicide Squad squeaks through...