A post-Suicide Squad chat: the characters are its greatest strength and weakness

Suicide Squad is a fascinating, funny, and above all, frustrating mess of a movie. With a weekend in theaters behind it, it made a temporary mark at the box office, setting a record for biggest August debut with $135 million domestic take ($268 million worldwide). But just like Batman v Superman, the film dropped sharply from Friday to Saturday, losing more than 40 percent of its box-office momentum. That brings the film’s long-term earning potential into question, and the blistering revie