‘Suicide Squad’

Sprawling and anarchic, director David Ayer has perfectly captured the essence of the band of superheroes who make up the squad.

Margot Robbie is riveting as the crazed Harley Quinn, Will Smith solid as Headshot. Add a superbly deranged Jared Leto as The Joker and the band of comic-book nihilistic antiheroes are magnificently ever present on screen.

But the story is one huge misstep – it’s a mess. Lots of energy from the intrepid band fizzles into a dull mishmash of oldhat stories and scenarios. Get the witch and save the world (I mean New York – again). Boring.

Winner of best make up and hair Oscar in 2017

Rating: 45%

Director: David Ayer (Fury, End of Watch)

Writer: David Ayer (Fury, End of Watch)

Main cast: Will Smith (Men in Black, Ali), Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street, Focus), Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club, Requiem For a Dream)