![]() ![]() Yeah, it’s a fun movie but a gruesome one at times and McGregor does a fine job portraying a spoilt, narcissistic psychopath whose response to being grossed out by a person’s snot bubble is to peel their face. ![]() Harley’s least big fan is gangster Roman Sionis (Ewan McGregor) who, with the help of Victor Zsasz, is intent on slicing off her face and pickling it. Dared the Joker to tattoo a man’s face like a clown? Check. Quinn’s not the most popular person in town, highlighted by an illustrated checklist of grievances against her in which she identifies her many foes. This sets off a chain of events that puts a target on her back it seems every criminal in Gotham is aiming for. We find her in the midst of a drunken post-break up bender instead of simply changing her relationship status on Facebook and crying into more Cheese Whiz, she decides to let the whole of Gotham know her and Joker are no more by driving a truck straight into Ace Chemicals, the same place she pledged her love to the Jester of Genocide after they met as psychiatrist and patient back at Arkham Asylum. We see the Harley of new who, now free from the shackles of, yet still heartbroken by the Joker, is channelling her rage into roller derby. Seriously, this playlist got me so pumped, I may finally go to the gym tomorrow. 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.That may colour your feelings towards this review in some particular way but trust me when I tell you, as someone who has recently become very invested in Harleen Quinzel lore, Birds of Prey: The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, directed by Cathy Yan and written by Christina Hodson, is a glitter bomb explosion of fun, colour, violence, insanity and a banging soundtrack to boot. 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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