Margot Robbie too busy to wed

Suicide Squad, out in Indonesian cinemas since Wednesday, follows a rogue group of DC Comics anti-heroes who are captured and held hostage by Gotham’s government to be used as weapons to protect the city. But it’s still overstuffed, an ensemble piece with almost a dozen main characters, telling origin stories for half of them, bringing them together into a new team and facing them off against two different antagonists. No, no it doesn’t.

“The critics have been absolutely horrific”. Let’s start with the good points shall we?

“We saw each other at our best and we saw each other at our worst … a lot”, says Margot Robbie, who portrays Harley Quinn in the new supervillain flick. This woman is on fire lately.

Now imagine the promo tour for Suicide Squad.

Some got more than they bargained for when Russian model Xenia Tchoumi was struck by a gust of wind as she posed for photographers, blowing up her black dress to reveal her bottom. She isn’t too over the top, which makes her nearly believable. “I made the movie for people who actually love movies and go and see movies”. The soundtrack is a great blend of hits from several decades and they are all excellent choices. There are some very amusing moments in the film, often thanks to Harley Quinn and Boomerang. I didn’t mean it to be taken that serious. Do not hang out with 20-year-olds.

And yet, critics have largely panned the film, citing writer and director, David Ayer’s choppy direction and storytelling. Academy Award-nominee Will Smith is Deadshot. Not only did the actor posthumously win an Oscar for the role, but he exceeded fans and critics impressions of The Joker’s characterization, which was played by Jack Nicholson and cartoony in comparison.

Naturally, much of the attention will focus on whether Jared Leto could pull off The Joker, given Heath Ledger’s masterful turn in 2008’s “The Dark Knight” and Jack Nicholson’s in 1989’s “Batman”.

Ayer defended the film on Twitter where he responded to the critics with a quote from Emillio Zappata which translates as: “I’d prefer to die standing, than to live always on my knees”. The only thing better would be a team-up between her and…