SUICIDE SQUAD - GO WATCH IT INSTEAD OF READING A REVIEW - EVEN THIS ONE

Yes, I'll be as short as I can, and no am not sweet talking you into a deal. Suicide Squad​ is a movie that looks like the end product of a bit of muddled editing, there is no denying that but David Ayer​ drops you in the middle of the action in what should be the template for how comic book movies should be made. There is no beating around the bush in the action, nor is there too much of an attempt to pull back fantasy with ground rules. Instead of using tame CGI, Roman Vasyanov​ goes over the top and works with the special effects team to transport us to places. Talking of special effects, the trippy end credits are super groovy.

Deadshot​, Harley Quinn​, Captain Boomerang​, El Diablo​, Slipknot and Killer Croc​ are assembled at a facility by the devious Amanda Waller​. Under the command of Rick Flagg​, they're supposed to take on a few challenges that will ensure their jail terms cut short. But it ain't a cakewalk...and hence their nom de guerre - Suicide Squad. And how does Amanda control them? Well, she has a few cards up her sleeve. And then there is the Enchantress (DC Comics)​.

WillSmith​, Margot Robbie​, Cara Delavigne​, Joel Kinnaman​, Karen Fukuhara​, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje​, Jay Hernandez​, Viola Davis​ and last but not the least Jared Leto​ with a few more I've left out for good reason round off the heavy hitter cast. Almost all of them justify their presence with a few promising to come back in later movies. The attempt to join dots in the DC Extended Universe​ is clear from the get go, maybe a little too clear? But I can live with it.

There are infectious relationships and there are noxious relationships and then there is the relationship that sent little shivers down my spine. If there is a Joker​, then there is a Harley Quinn. The chemistry between Jared Leto and Margot Robbie is resplendent in its weird and disturbing nature. Will Smith is, well Will Smith, but then he fits like a trigger glove into the role of Deadshot. Jai Courtney​ is an under-rated talent - and the movie gives us the impression there is more of the tinny guzzling aussie than what they show us.

Given its nature, we cannot talk about this movie without talking about its soundtrack. Bohemian Rhapsody​, Sympathy for the Devil​, I Started a Joke​, Creep (Radiohead song)​, Sucker for Pain​, Spirit in the Sky​ and much more add to the neat atmosphere that Steven Price and crew have put together to support the chaos that goes on on screen. Lovable is the word I'd use for the badass soundtrack.

Reading the rest of the reviews, I can only say that this is a movie that has been weighed down by expectations that were unreal, probably built up by two superbly cut trailers that should have showed some restraint while they could. Ensemble movies work for David Ayer for a reason and my secret wish is that at some point his intended cut is released to the public.

At Paradise Talkies​, we rate Suicide Squad a fun 2.5 out of a possible 5 stars. But don't just look at a rating and decide, go ahead and give it a watch. You probably wont regret it.