![]() He wrote in his review, “Those hoping for a Deadpool-like fusion of mayhem and wit should lower their expectations: Harley may be known for her unpredictability, but Birds plays by action-movie rules.”īirds of Prey stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, and features a cast that includes Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez and others. Her action scenes have a deftly detonating visual spaciousness, capped by crowd-pleasing moments.”īut the Hollywood Reporter’s John DeFore disagreed. Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian wrote, “This film is a blitz of bad taste, a cornucopia of crass, and it is weirdly diverting - more than you might expect, given the frosty way Suicide Squad was received critically - and engagingly crazy.” Variety’s Owen Gleiberman wrote, “Cathy Yan keeps it all hurtling along with impeccable ferocity. Pictures shows Ella Jay Basco, left, and Margot Robbie in a scene from Birds of Prey. Birds of Prey is now among the highest-rated films in the franchise, tying with Shazam! and just behind Wonder Woman’s 93% score. Suicide Squad stood at a miserable 27% on RT. The 90% score continues the once-reviled DCEU’s positive critical reception. The site’s consensus reads, “With a fresh perspective, some new friends, and loads of fast-paced action, Birds of Prey captures the colorfully anarchic spirit of Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn.” Pictures shows Margot Robbie in a scene from Birds of Prey.(AP) Birds of Prey has debuted with a 90% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. When you’re only discovering some people by face (names get tossed around) in the final act? That’s a little sloppy.The embargo has lifted on reviews for Birds of Prey, the spinoff to 2016’s DC anti-hero film Suicide Squad, and critics are pleased with the Harley Quinn-centric film. 2021’s The Suicide Squad is set several years after the first Squad and largely distances itself from that original, though many characters return, including Quinn, Rick Flagg, and Amanda Waller. ![]() If we met each lead character in chronological order, their teaming up may have felt even more successful later on, especially since we will have cared about every player this entire time. From there, we go to Aquaman, Shazam, and Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). Robbie’s Quinn - the unreliable narrator - remembers key events well after the fact, and we’re left jumping backwards and forwards in a tale that didn’t need this much tangling. The main issue which drags Birds of Prey down a lot is the awkward structure of Hodson’s screenplay. However, time to stop bad mouthing the past, because not everything works here. Then, there’s Margot Robbie, who helped produce this saviour of the character, and stars as a commanding, eccentric, goofy take of Quinn (which is treated much more nicely, and less misogynistic here than in Suicide Squad). Christina Hodson clearly can add heart to a tainted franchise (see Bumblebee: the only worthwhile Transformers live action film ever), and does her best here. Cathy Yan was quickly promoted to directing a blockbuster action flick after 2018’s Dead Pigs, and she has a firm idea of how to have fun and danger at the same time here. ![]() What helps are the three women in power here. Here, Quinn is a badass, and the film actually takes pride in the fight choreography (much more than the CGI atrocities and indecipherable chaos of the previous film). When the titular Quinn fought in Suicide Squad, it felt like one extra piece of the bothersome puzzle. Aside from the occasional demand to be edgy, Birds of Prey is actually - dare I say it - enjoyable at times. Well, Birds of Prey (ahem, I mean Birds of Prey, now known simply as Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey) is still a tongue-in-cheek foul-mouthed blood bath, but it is far more interesting than the previous DC bomb. ![]() ![]() I couldn’t deal with another migraine-inducing noise fest. ![]()
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