Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Name: Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime
Released: February 7, 2020
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Ali Wong, Bojana Novakovic, Charlene Amoia, Chris Messina, Dana Lee

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: February 7, 2020 | R

Starring: Ali Wong, Bojana Novakovic, Charlene Amoia, Chris Messina, Dana Lee, David Bianchi, David Ury, Derek Wilson, Dominic Pace, Ella Jay Basco, Ewan McGregor, Greice Santo, Jenelle McKee, Judy Kain, Jurnee Smollett, Luis Richard Gomez, Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matthew Willig, Michael Masini, Rosie Perez, Sara Montez, Steven Williams

Summary: You ever hear the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho and the mafia princess? Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is a twisted tale told by Harley herself, as only Harley can tell it. When Gotham’s most nefariously narcissistic villain, Roman Sionis, and his zealous right-hand, Zsasz, put a targetYou ever hear the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho and the mafia princess? Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is a twisted tale told by Harley herself, as only Harley can tell it. When Gotham’s most nefariously narcissistic villain, Roman Sionis, and his zealous right-hand, Zsasz, put a target on a young girl named Cass, the city is turned upside down looking for her. Harley, Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya’s paths collide, and the unlikely foursome have no choice but to team up to take Roman down.… Expand

Director: Cathy Yan

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 109 min

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Joe Morgenstern

Feb 6, 2020

Much of this R-rated movie is chaotic, yet it’s a richly hued, madly inventive, gleefully violent and happily slapdash contraption with a formidable female at its center. Read full review

Molly Freeman

Feb 5, 2020

With a wicked sense of humor and exhilarating action, Birds of Prey is fierce, fun and a total blast - and an empowering girl power superhero romp. Read full review

Christopher Machell

Feb 10, 2020

One of Birds of Prey’s great pleasures is that it tells a Gotham story without having to tell the Gotham story: the adventures of Harley Quinn and associates are not at the centre of some grand narrative, and they are all the better for it. Read full review

Katie Rife

Feb 6, 2020

On a moment-by-moment level, the action in Birds Of Prey is compelling, drawing more from the Hong Kong style of unbroken takes designed to show off the choreography than the chaotic quick cuts of most American blockbusters. Read full review

Alex Abad-Santos

Feb 5, 2020

It’s frustrating, though, to see a movie so tight and entertaining in its action and so gangly in exposition. The result is a rambunctious female-driven revenge thriller, filled with tentpole moments of crackling verve that is knit together by flimsy exposition and voiceovers. Read full review

Tom Russo

Feb 6, 2020

The title might trumpet Harley Quinn’s emancipation, but she again feels like a character trapped in a movie that’s mediocre at best. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Feb 5, 2020

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is more than horrible. It should not exist. Money should never have been raised for it. The screenplay should never have been filmed. Margot Robbie shouldn’t have produced it. She certainly shouldn’t have starred in it. It’s just a terrible thing to inflict on audiences, who, after all, didn’t hurt anyone and just hoped to have a nice time. Read full review

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JAKEJACOBJORD

Sep 17, 2021

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Straits

Feb 7, 2020

Perfeito demais, a Cathy Yan fez tudo mores. Todo o cast é perfeito e extremamente lendário e carismático. Melhor filme do dceu

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Jdunn

Feb 6, 2020

This film is extremely fun, actioned packed, and hilarious. Think kill bill or John wick meets Deadpool. The story is told from Harley Quinn’s perspective so it’s a crazy story. The action is unique and it’s got some pretty violent scenes. Huntress is hilarious and Black Canary is theThis film is extremely fun, actioned packed, and hilarious. Think kill bill or John wick meets Deadpool. The story is told from Harley Quinn’s perspective so it’s a crazy story. The action is unique and it’s got some pretty violent scenes. Huntress is hilarious and Black Canary is the breakout. Can’t wait to see more of this crew!… Expand

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Rebecca31

Feb 17, 2020

Birds of Prey turned out to be the kind of movie Suicide Squad should have been. Fun, violent with a snappy script and the cast all having one hell of a good time. If you want something a bit lighter after awards season then join Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey on a fantabulous crimeBirds of Prey turned out to be the kind of movie Suicide Squad should have been. Fun, violent with a snappy script and the cast all having one hell of a good time. If you want something a bit lighter after awards season then join Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey on a fantabulous crime filled ride.

Harley and the Joker have broken up (yes that does mean Jared Leto will not be anywhere in sight, relax). After an unlikely series of events Harley Quinn teams up with Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) to rescue a young girl, Cassandra Cain (Ella Jay Basco) from an evil crime lord. Enter Ewan McGregor as evil crime lord Roman Sionis and his trusty henchman/personal serial killer Victor Zsasz (Chris Messina). Did you get all that? One of Suicide Squad's only redeeming qualities was Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. She was the only character with any real development, not only likable but you can sympathize with her even when she's doing all kinds of mad things. Birds of Prey expands on this further only this time you've got more female characters kicking ass and not just parading around in a pair of hot pants.

The stunts are straight out of a comic book or a video game, this is far from your serious, grounded in reality comic book movie. But it's over the top without introducing anything overly far-fetched like witches or a badly CGI half man half crocodile. The action and stunts are ludicrous, particularly anything happening in the third act but hopefully you'll be too busy having a good time to notice. And if that wasn't enough, Birds of Prey also has a hyena and Ewan McGregor doing a full on 60's Batman villain performance. Seriously all that was missing was the "POW" "SNAP" "BAM" colourful bubbles whenever he's onscreen throwing a hissy fit or attempting to be menacing. It's totally bonkers from start to finish. If you enjoy comic book movies at all then be sure to check out Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn.… Expand

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superbat

Apr 18, 2020

This movie was an improvement over Suicide Squad, though not by much. The story feels rushed, and the unconventional storytelling ruins the flow of the movie. The action scenes were ridiculous. The movie tries to push a feminist agenda and it shows; every male character is depicted asThis movie was an improvement over Suicide Squad, though not by much. The story feels rushed, and the unconventional storytelling ruins the flow of the movie. The action scenes were ridiculous. The movie tries to push a feminist agenda and it shows; every male character is depicted as unintelligent, weak, or misogynistic. None of the characters excluding Harley Quinn are remotely interesting. I wouldn't go out of my way to see this movie again.… Expand

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Kronning

Nov 1, 2020

Was ready to give it a try after it came out in streaming but was very disappointed by the movie

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Mclovin69

Jan 5, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was just dumb, nothing like the comics. The funniest part was the car chase, instead of riding the motorcycle to the car, huntress launches Harley Quinn with her motorcycle, sacrificing her only sort of transportation, what kind of logic is that?… Expand

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