I feel like this movie could have had potential. There were good characters that could have made a good movie, but nope; it just wasn't done right.
It starts with far too much telling and not enough showing. Practically everyone's backstory is just briefly explained one right after the other by another character, and there are enough characters that it becomes really drawn out. I started losing interest and wondering when they'd get to actually starting the plot.
Overall, most of the actors were actually pretty good, but all their characters managed to mostly fall flat anyway. They just weren't given enough depth and there was probably too little time even in a lengthy film to properly give them all what they needed to succeed. I didn't care that much about the characters. It registered that I was supposed to, but it just wasn't hitting me like it should have. There were definitely interesting ones, but my interest in them didn't grow as the film progressed.
Will Smith was just Will Smith. I didn't feel like he fell into the role in a way that made him seem like Deadshot; there was no character immersion there. I immediately could see why people felt the Joker was the worst Joker there's been; even though I admittedly haven't seen Heath Ledger play him yet. However, I did see Joaquin Phoenix play him and he was fantastic. That said, I didn't think Jared Leto was a completely awful Joker. I think I could have appreciated him in a film that was all about his and Harley's relationship as it began and progressed far more.
This movie felt like a bunch of random scene ideas thrown together with little thought to how they connected; so the flow of this movie and the pacing were so off. It felt like I was unsure how I was getting from one scene to the next far too often. Even as the team of characters eventually begin to work together it felt too forced and like they never actually did so because of some chain of events that brought them closer and made them care about one another. The music choices were quite interesting at times; they were often quite peppy and upbeat for the material.
I think it would have made sense to indicate a reason the bad guys were being brought out to fight other bad guys; such as the good guys being busy with some other catastrophe. I think too many movie genres were attempted to be shoved into one. It was a weird mix of superhero/villain, sci-fi, horror, comedy, romance, and action. It did have its moments, but they were few and I can't actually recall any specifics; and I'm writing this just the day after watching it. If I could only give one word for this film it would be; tedious.
Review by Bunny HarvestmanBlockedParent2020-07-20T23:27:16Z
I feel like this movie could have had potential. There were good characters that could have made a good movie, but nope; it just wasn't done right.
It starts with far too much telling and not enough showing. Practically everyone's backstory is just briefly explained one right after the other by another character, and there are enough characters that it becomes really drawn out. I started losing interest and wondering when they'd get to actually starting the plot.
Overall, most of the actors were actually pretty good, but all their characters managed to mostly fall flat anyway. They just weren't given enough depth and there was probably too little time even in a lengthy film to properly give them all what they needed to succeed. I didn't care that much about the characters. It registered that I was supposed to, but it just wasn't hitting me like it should have. There were definitely interesting ones, but my interest in them didn't grow as the film progressed.
Will Smith was just Will Smith. I didn't feel like he fell into the role in a way that made him seem like Deadshot; there was no character immersion there. I immediately could see why people felt the Joker was the worst Joker there's been; even though I admittedly haven't seen Heath Ledger play him yet. However, I did see Joaquin Phoenix play him and he was fantastic. That said, I didn't think Jared Leto was a completely awful Joker. I think I could have appreciated him in a film that was all about his and Harley's relationship as it began and progressed far more.
This movie felt like a bunch of random scene ideas thrown together with little thought to how they connected; so the flow of this movie and the pacing were so off. It felt like I was unsure how I was getting from one scene to the next far too often. Even as the team of characters eventually begin to work together it felt too forced and like they never actually did so because of some chain of events that brought them closer and made them care about one another. The music choices were quite interesting at times; they were often quite peppy and upbeat for the material.
I think it would have made sense to indicate a reason the bad guys were being brought out to fight other bad guys; such as the good guys being busy with some other catastrophe. I think too many movie genres were attempted to be shoved into one. It was a weird mix of superhero/villain, sci-fi, horror, comedy, romance, and action. It did have its moments, but they were few and I can't actually recall any specifics; and I'm writing this just the day after watching it. If I could only give one word for this film it would be; tedious.