![]() ![]() But it’s not fantabulous, either, to namecheck its subtitle: The Fantabulous. The first reviews of the comic book movie are on the. and DC continue to lead in that arena with Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey, with Margot Robbie reprising her Suicide Squad role as Gotham City antihero Harley Quinn. RELATED: Birds of Prey: Ewan McGregor Calls the Film 'Really Powerful'ĭirected by Cathy Yan from a script by Christina Hodson, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) stars Margot Robbie, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, Ewan McGregor, Ella Jay Basco, Steven Williams, Derek Wilson, Dana Lee, Francois Chau, Charlene Amoia, Chris Messina and Matthew Willig. Birds of Prey is not as gargantuanly godawful as 2016’s Suicide Squad, which was a real DCEU barrel-scraper. The success of Wonder Woman proved women-helmed, women-led superhero movies could be immensely successful, and now Warner Bros. CBR's own advance review of the film has called Birds of Prey " the best DC film in years." The positive critical response will hopefully provide a box office boost for Birds of Prey, which is currently estimated to earn less than 2019's Shazam! during its opening weekend. ![]() ![]() Robbie’s supervillain is a loose cannon blasting glitter bombs in Cathy Yan’s deliciously unhinged DC spinoff. Like Joker, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is sincere in its commitment to nihilism, but coy about the implications of that commitment. It’s all very well watching them kick ass, but if it feels like each one is working on a different mission, it’ll make for. Birds of Prey review Margot Robbie goes full tilt as Harley Quinn. Meanwhile, Robbie's last turn as Harley in 2016's Suicide Squad is the shared cinematic universe's lowest score at 27%. If Birds of Prey is to work, Harley Quinn’s new team needs to gel. The particular brand of girl power generally expressed by Marvel and DC movies is anodyne, to say the least. Girls just wanna have fun in the giddily hyper-violent extravaganza from the DC Extended Universe, with Margot Robbie’s comic villain leading the blood-soaked jamboree. For comparison, the highest-ranked professional score for a DCEU project is 2017's Wonder Woman, with a score of 93%. In Birds of Prey, Harley Quinn lets her hair down. It’s as smart in its approach as it is carefree in its execution.RELATED: Birds of Prey's Gotham City Evokes Nolan and Schumacher's Batman FilmsĬritics have lauded Margot Robbie's performance as Harley Quinn, while also praising the film's colorful design, expanded cast and frenetic action sequences. Here, all the daily joys and hurdles of a woman’s experience are deftly woven into the larger-than-life fabric of the comic-book film. Centering Harley in a Birds of Prey movie might rub some fans the wrong way, but it’s hard to deny just how hilarious and. Welcome to the mind of Harley Quinn, enshrined in all the sequin-encrusted girliness and bone-smashing violence of Birds of Prey. But Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn is inarguably the movie’s star. Reviews 9:00am PT ‘Birds of Prey’: Film Review Margot Robbie's devil-doll Harley Quinn rules the way she did in 'Suicide Squad' in a punk feminist superheroine action. Why not make a few friends and break a few noses at the local roller derby? And do remember to blow up the chemical plant where you jumped into a vat of acid in order to pledge your love towards a maniacal, murderous clown – you know, for closure. What’s a girl to do when she’s been unceremoniously dumped? A post-break-up haircut is a necessity, of course. Starring: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, Ewan McGregor.
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