While Suicide Squad is a lighter affair that delivers some fun characters (mostly Harley Quinn), Winter Soldier is the superior film across the board with stellar action and characters, cementing itself as one of Marvel’s best films.
While box office grosses are typically used as a shorthand in Hollywood for success, it isn’t always synonymous with quality.
But you don’t get over $700 million without having your fans, and it’s always possible that the inevitable Suicide Squad 2 manages to fix the originals problems in pacing and coherence.