![]() ![]() No one deserves a solo Harley Quinn movie. Margot Robbie is so right about that and I am so wrong. I wasn’t seeing enough girl gangs on screen, especially in the action space. “She’s got to be with other people, it should be a girl gang. “I pitched the idea of an R-rated girl gang film including Harley, because I was like, ‘Harley needs friends.’ Harley loves interacting with people, so don’t ever make her do a standalone film,” Robbie said. I mentioned I wanted a movie solely about Harley, but an interview I read that Robbie did reminded me of something that is pretty solidified in all the Harley Quinn comics I have ate up over the years. This is where I want to pause real quick to revisit something I said in the paragraph up above. Ultimately (as rehashed from above) Harley, Huntress (Winstead), Black Canary (Smollett-Bell) and Renee Montoya’s (Perez) paths collide as they form an unlikely girl gang to not only save Cass, but also plot to take Roman down. They place a target on and seek a young girl named Cass (newcomer to film Basco) and leave no stone (pun intended) unturned in their search for her. Our story takes place in Batman’s world of Gotham and revolves around the insanity of the narcissistic villain, Roman Sionis (McGregor), and his right-hand henchman the equally evil Victor Zsasz (Messina). Simply put Birds of Prey is a essentially a twisted tale told by Harley Quinn as only she can tell it. For now that is Birds of Prey so let’s chat all about it. And while I’d rather have a movie any day where she’s the sole property I’ll take what I can get. This one seemed like an eternity to come, but alas the day is finally here. Margot’s character is going to be in the upcoming James Gunn Suicide Squad movie too. She kept that ship from completely sinking and thankfully Birds of Prey won’t be the last we see of one Harley Quinn on the big screen. Yes 2016’s Suicide Squad may have been a huge hot mess, but if there was a silver lining to it all, that is the one Harley Quinn as portrayed by Margot Robbie. What’s remarkable about Birds of Prey for me is with the exception of Wonder Woman, which was green lit way before Batman v Superman even came out us DCEU fans finally won. This superhero flick follows one Harley Quinn as she ditches her Puddin’ and ultimately joins forces with her Birds of Prey teammates Black Canary, Helena Bertinelli (AKA the Huntress) and Renee Montoya to save Cassandra Cain from Gotham City crime lord Black Mask. ![]() ![]() Even John Wick‘s stunt coordinator Jonathan Eusebio and fight coordinator Jon Valera have joined the crew to maximize the action in Birds of Prey. Hell yeah! Now in addition to marvelous Margot the feature also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong and one of my personal favorites, Ewan McGregor. Best of all this one’s rated R by the MPAA. You go girl! She’s even a producer here too. The film is directed by Cathy Yan from a screenplay written by Christina Hodson, but it was originally Margot Robbie herself that pitched Warner Bros. It’s based on the DC Comics Birds of Prey property and is sort of a follow-up from 2016’s Suicide Squad. Oh wow! It truly never gets old saying that one, but I feel I just have to digress.īirds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn or simply Birds of Prey as I’ll refer to it here on out in this review is officially the eighth film in the DC Extended Universe. And let me tell you I got a lot! However, it’s time to lay all my biases on the table and intelligently deconstruct a fair, honest review of what you can expect from Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. So if I never see another movie in 2020, I’d be perfectly content as I have my brand spanking new Harley Quinn movie and all the endless merchandise I can get my grubby hands on. One might even say I was born to write this review like some fateful, divine intervention shushing any naysayers from spewing any negative comments. I’ve been looking forward to this one for over 3 years since I penned this insightful 4K Review of 2016’s Suicide Squad HERE. It’s also my number one most anticipated film of 2020. ![]() It rolls off the tip of my tongue like belly skin does over a wet Wham-O Slip ‘N Slide. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is a movie title I like saying over and over. ![]()
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