10 Terrible Movies That Got ONE Thing Right
5. Suicide Squad - Harley Quinn
Full disclosure - this writer loves Suicide Squad. That's not necessarily a popular opinion, as it was a extremely divisive movie, generally looked down on by most superhero movie fans. What is almost universally agreed to is that it could have been so much more as part of the DCEU.
One thing that the film nailed was Harley Quinn. They may have screwed up The Joker (how can you screw up The Joker?) but Margot Robbie brought Harley and her character to glorious life.
It's often forgotten that Harleen Quinzel was a clinical psychiatrist before she was transformed into Harley; Robbie's portrayal of her as a very smart woman who made some very bad choices is as close to original DCAU Harley as we ever got (until the Harley Quinn cartoon in 2019, anyways.)
Aside from actually looking almost identical to the animated / comics Harley, Robbie played the Joker's squeeze with the perfect balance of humour, sex appeal, violence, and unpredictability.
Despite its shortcomings, Harley is the heart and soul of the film and the team, and continuing her adventures in Birds of Prey and the upcoming The Suicide Squad makes perfect sense.
That gangsta Joker with a grill though, seriously...