Suicide Squad Reviews: 14 Early Reactions You Need To See

14. Leto Is "Mesmerising"

Let's get the good out of the way, shall we. Almost every review praised Jared Leto's performance as the Joker - a more sensual, but still utterly creepy version of the character who recalls both Heath Ledger and Mark Hamill's versions.

The first review to hit the net (claiming it wasn't subject to embargo) called his performance "mesmerizing", while The Daily Beast seemingly agree, calling his "legendarily demented Joker is utterly captivating in his handful of scenes."

IGN called the performance "unnerving and full of oddities"

Coming Soon too heap praise on him:

"[He] brings a lot new to the character and... while Nicholson was a deranged gangster and Ledger was an anarchist, Leto’s Joker is more like a rock star crossed with a psychopathic serial killer. One minute he’s clowning around and joking. The next minute is quietly staring at you like a predator stares at prey. It’s an unsettling performance, and Suicide Squad breaks new ground with the character as we explore the romance between him and Harley Quinn."