![]() ![]() Ewan McGregor steals the show as Roman Sionis/Black Mask, who balances child like behaviour (particularly when reacting to spit) with a sadistic and animated nature that often makes him a captivating presence. Mary Elizabeth Winstead brings a great deal of uncertainty and aloofness to Huntress, often feeling like someone who’s training hard to sound like an unfazed superhero. ![]() One early moment has her cutting her hair while saying changing yourself will make you feel better, only to cry at the end result of her hair looking different. Some of her best moments as the character walk this tightrope wonderfully. Robbie can be both comically sharp and heartfelt. ![]() She often mixes a wicked Dennis the Menace streak with a few insightful moments of observation that lend her character with intelligence. Margot Robbie excels in the central spotlight as Harley Quinn. Likewise, a watery slow motion action sequence in a police station is impressive in its ferocity and use of technique to focus on its stunt work as opposed to the female character doing them. Set to Barry White’s “I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby” and filmed in slow motion, the sequence takes an atypical way in which women are seen in films and satires it to hilarious effect. There’s an early sequence where Harley is looking at a sandwich in a manner akin to a love struck boy looking at a girl in a romantic comedy. Some of the movie’s best moments are vignettes that hint at some promise. A constant gag about Renee Montoya being compared to a bad eighties cop encapsulates this quality.ĭespite this, Birds of Prey does coast on its stylish direction, stunning action sequences and lively performances. It has as much interest in its female characters and their empowerment as the lyrics of a Spice Girls song, often painting them in generic terms. It does prove that female led comic book films can be as irreverent and violent. Birds of Prey often feels like a raspberry blowing reaction to its male counterparts. This is all compounded by a screenplay that is centred on a scrambled MacGuffin chase that does not unite its central cast until the very end. There’s even an attempt to parallel the film’s central antagonist, Black Mask (Ewan McGregor) with the Joker insofar as they both want to control her, but it comes too late and can’t help but feel like hollow third act speechifying. But the film does not seem bothered in answering that question, often reducing it down to a gag about the career options Harley scribbles on a faux business card. On the surface, the film is about whether Harley Quinn can carve out her own identity outside of the Joker. Taking place after Harley Quinn’s break up with the Joker: Birds of Prey places Margot Robbie’s Jersey jester front and centre in a self directed story about how a chase for a diamond unites her with: a vengeance seeking vigilante known as Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), veteran and disgruntled cop, Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez), mob driver and singer, Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and a young pickpocket, Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco).ĭespite being a female centred comic book movie, Birds of Prey does little of interest with this premise. Now we have Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey or as it was known last week (Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). The movie did not even do right by its central attraction- Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn: reducing her origin story to music video cliff notes and her most human and interesting moments to the cutting room floor. What do you think about the new Birds of Prey synopsis? Let us know in the comments section below.Despite having some arresting imagery and a few good performances, Suicide Squad was a poor aping of a John Carpenter film that did not entertain or amuse. Christina Hodson ( Bumblebee) penned the script.īirds of Prey opens in theaters on February 7, 2020. Additionally, Ali Wong ( Fresh Off the Boat), Robert Catrini ( American Crime Story), Steven Williams ( IT), and Derek Wilson ( Preacher) round out the ensemble.Ĭathy Yan ( Dead Pigs) will direct the spin-off, making her the first female Asian director to helm a superhero film. Margot Robbie will reprise her Suicide Squad role of Harley Quinn in the film, which also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress, Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary, Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain, Ewan McGregor as the villain Black Mask, Chris Messina as Victor Zsasz, and Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya. There is another interesting plot point that this seemingly confirms. Even though no one yet knows the reason why, someone already guessed that Ewan McGregor’s Black Mask would hunt for young Cassandra Cain. RELATED – Birds of Prey Trailer Brings Back Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn! ![]()
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