I must congratulate you, Warner Bros. You've successfully produced a film that makes Batman V Superman look coherent. Suicide Squad , the latest train wreck in the series of train wrecks that is the DC Extended Universe, is trying desperately to be good, but is consistently held down by a studio trying desperately to be Marvel. Despite all my issues with the depressingly serious tone of BVS , at least the film was its own thing. But Suicide Squad is the movie equivalent of that annoying kid from school who insists on playing football with you, despite not being able to kick a ball to save their life.* The tragedy of Suicide Squad is how much it could've worked. The performances are mostly strong. Margot Robbie is sparky and spontaneous as Harley Quinn, and Will Smith brings more emotional heft to Deadshot than I expected. The rest of them don't get as much attention from the camera, but provide decent entertainment. Jai Courtney is fun as Captain Boomerang, although ...