![]() ![]() ![]() Trying to get to the bottom of all of this is a tough cop named Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) who is too honest to get promoted. There is the young girl thief Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco), who picks the wrong pocket. When Roman learns that she has some mad fighting skills, he makes her his driver. Dinah Lance (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) is a chanteuse in a club run by mobster Roman Sonasis (Ewan McGregor) with his henchman Victor Zsasz (Chris Messina). She will be known as The Huntress, and she is played by the always-terrific Mary Elizabeth Winstead. She is still figuring out a name and a purpose once her targets have all been wiped out but one thing she has completely figured out is the crossbow. J as protector, it’s olly olly oxen free for anyone who wants revenge.Īs Harley causes even more trouble and tries to hide or protect herself from those coming after her, she comes across the sole survivor of a mob family who is now an assassin dedicated to killing every man responsible for her family’s murders. J, has made many, many enemies, helpfully identified by name and grievance on screen so we can keep up. ![]() Unfortunately, in the case of Harley Quinn, whose relationship with impulse control has been even more volatile than her relationship with the madman she calls Mr. As an observer notes, that’s how “she just publicly updated her relationship status.” In the case of Harley Quinn (co-producer Margot Robbie), that can mean blowing up what used to be your special place. You’ll need to adjust your social media settings, too. We all know that when you’ve been dumped, you’ll need some recovery time, and if that involves Cheez-Whiz straight from the can, we won’t judge. “ Birds of Prey (and The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),” directed by Cathy Yan and written by Christina Hodson (“Bumblebee”), it has the ladies of the DC universe band together when the guys (Batman and Joker) are (literally) out of the picture. In conclusion, birds of prey is a fun, colourful time at the movies, But some serious screenplay flaws prevent it soaring to the heights of the DCEU, but it comfortably pitches high above the trainwreck that was suicide squad.At last, the sisters are doing it for themselves, on screen and off. Some ardent birds of prey fans may be disappointed in the lack of actual birds of prey, given about 85% of this is a Harley Quinn movie, which leads me to wonder if they side the birds of prey name for brand recognition only. Also, while the other members of the cast and the villain are entertaining to watch, they only have only surface level characterisation, seemingly interesting on the surface, but not really much underneath. Once an action scene in a police evidence locker takes place though, the movie calmed down considerably and is a lot more watchable. The first half is very messy as the movie bounces around and moves back and forth in a Rashomon attempt that really didn't work and kind of annoyed me. Most of the movies problems for me come from the script. ![]() Margot Robbie continues to be excellent as this franchises version of Harley Quinn, and Ewen McGregor looks like he's having the time of his life as a sleazy but intimidating villain. The movies style and colour pallet are very eye catching and visually interesting. She really knows how to frame an exciting action scene with nice wide, full body shots to show off the great stunt work. Firstly, Cathy Yan directed the hell out of this movie. Birds of prey is a very entertaining movie, albeit one with some irritating flaws. By focusing on smaller, more personal stories with more personal stakes. Birds of prey shows that DC has finally righted the ship after several early stumbles in this franchise. ![]()
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