I
am cautiously optimistic here. The big cast photo did not inspire me
but the trailer that came out of SDCC has turned me around, rather.
For
one thing Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn looks so much better as a
performance than as a static image. She injects a huge amount of
manic personality into the role that goes straight to that “I exist
to amuse myself and the whole rest of the world is just a playground”
place that my favourite versions of Harley inhabit. Will Smith is
clearly very engaged in the chosen scenes. Most of all, though, Jared
Leto's Joker persona is much better than the design foisted upon him.
He's a straight-up sadist and there is a cold whimsy to how he
delivers his lines, like a tired comedian who has come to view their
own material as chore to get over with.
I
just wish that DC-Warner didn't feel the need to include a scene that
all but screams “LOOK! WE PROMISE YOU BATMAN IF YOU JUST COME AND
WATCH THIS FILM!”. It speaks to a (admittedly not unjustified) lack
of confidence in the product.
The
Fantastic Four reboot still looks really rubbish, though.
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