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

2020 Directed by Cathy Yan

Mind Over Mayhem

It's open season on Harley Quinn when her explosive breakup with the Joker puts a big fat target on her back. Unprotected and on the run, Quinn faces the wrath of narcissistic crime boss Black Mask, his right-hand man, Victor Zsasz, and every other thug in the city. But things soon even out for Harley when she becomes unexpected allies with three deadly women -- Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is a 2020 American superhero film based on the DC Comics team Birds of Prey. It is the eighth film in the DC Extended Universe and a follow-up to Suicide Squad (2016).

Margot Robbie Ewan McGregor Mary Elizabeth Winstead Jurnee Smollett Rosie Perez Chris Messina Ella Jay Basco Ali Wong Matthew Willig Dana Lee Steven Williams Robert Catrini Daniel Bernhardt François Chau Miyuki Matsunaga Anna Mikami Paul Lasa Charlene Amoia Ella Mika Derek Wilson Bojana Novaković Andy Hoff Bruno Oliver Michael Masini Judy Kain David Bianchi Rj Wayne Eddie Alfano Simon Rhee Show All…

Alternative Titles

할리퀸의 황홀한 해방, 버즈 오브 프레이, ציפורי טרף, Aves de Presa - Harley Quinn, Aves de Presa, Arlequina em Aves de Rapina, Хищные птицы, Ptice Grabljivice (i fantastična emancipacija Harli Kvin), Yırtıcı Kuşlar, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, Aves De Presa Y la fantabulosa empancipación de Harley Quinn, 哈莉·奎因：猛禽小队, 猛禽小队, LEGO HARLEY QUINN AND THE BIRDS OF PREY, Harley Quinn: Aves de Presa, 버즈 오브 프레이(할리퀸의 황홀한 해방), Birds of Prey, Aves de Rapina Arlequina e Sua Emancipação Fantabulosa

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Review by brat pitt ★★★★ 40

you give mary elizabeth winstead a crossbow and a motorcycle, ewan mcgregor a moulin rouge! shout out and a blue velvet suit, chris messina a platinum blonde buzzcut and some truly deranged dialogue, and harley quinn a legitimate voice, and i will give my first ever ❤️ to a superhero movie.

had to take a 3 mile walk afterwards because i was so jacked on the Power of Women and Ewan Saying “EWWW” — cathy yan when i get locked up for excessive high-kicking the bail is on you!!!
Review by demi adejuyigbe ★★★★½ 77

margot robbie has a scene where she skates to "barracuda" by heart, just like she did in i, tonya. 10/10 best picture
I just wrote & deleted a bunch of stuff about the superficial elements of BOP that I liked because there's one thing about this movie that struck me in particular and I don't want to write a literary thesis about any movie that has a slow, dramatic cover of "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" on the soundtrack. Real quick I'll say: McGregor delivers my favorite villain performance. Smollet-Bell & Winstead are terrific. Movie is beautiful, fun, choreography rules, the humor really worked for me, almost gets too Deadpool-y but bounces back, it's easily my favorite DC film since The…
Review by Karsten Runquist ★★★ 30

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Birds of Prey ends with 20 minutes of colorful and flawlessly choreographed action. It says “fuck you” to traditional comic book endings and leaves you feeling like you actually did see a movie take that style in a fun and unique direction. Unfortunately almost everything before those last 20 minutes is a typical messy and heartless superhero film covered in glitter and empty eccentricity. The highs of this make me excited for another Harley Quinn film (if that happens) the lows had me questioning if anybody out there really likes this character. Cool fact: the person in front of me threw up halfway through the film.
Review by Lucy ★★★★★ 28

my only complaint is that it’s not long enough
Review by deah ★★★★ 3

Harley: well well well. if it isn’t the consequences for my actions
Review by davidehrlich ★★★ 32

taking a month off work to take care of my son (New York Paid Family Leave: Hey, At Least it's Something!™"), and finally decided to watch this because he had a blowout 2 minutes in to PAPER MOON and that sorta ruined the moon so i needed to call an audible (if you don't know what a "blowout" is, imagine the baby equivalent of SUICIDE SQUAD; it's wet, it's awful, and it stains everything it touches). anyway, BIRDS OF PREY slaps much harder than expected. also, there's a Kesha needle drop. and it owns. it's like i've always said: Gotham needs more Kesha. And the movies need less "Black Betty." Much less. From here on out, "none Black Betty" is…
Review by Sean Baker 15

Was so pleasantly surprised by this one because I though the trailer was pretty bad. But it ended up being fun as hell. As I've written many times, I really only enjoy the comic book films that have adult humor (such as Deadpool) or incredible action (such as Winter Soldier) or eye-candy style (such as Joker) and this film has all three. And nobody is talking about how brutal it is. This film is way more violent than The Joker yet I never heard one mention of it.
I knew Cathy Yan would be perfect for this after seeing her debut Dead Pigs a couple of years ago. She must have kaleidoscope eyes. Very cool. And nothing beats McGregor saying "You think you can beat me? You're a fucking moron!"
Due to lack of time, I can't add much to these logs for now. :(
Maybe in the future.
Watched on the big screen at AMC Century City 15
Review by ˗ˏˋ Liam ˊˎ˗ ★★★★½ 7

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

i think we can all agree that harley in that blue blazer driving off into the sunset eating the perfect egg sandwich with woman by kesha playing in the background is one of cinema’s finest endings
Review by aaron ★★★★★ 6

I think we can all agree that harley fucking quinn
Review by maria ★★½ 6

if harley quinn is beating the shit out of me, don't stop her. she caught ME slipping. that is on ME
Review by matt lynch ★★★ 13

Intermittently very clever and frequently very funny, punctuated with a lot of sturdy action choreography and sharp editing (courtesy Chad Stahelski, I'm led to believe). The flashback structure kills a ton of momentum though, and this meanders a lot until the characters finally team up (it helps that all of the actresses are a lot of fun to watch). Personally I'd have liked it if Harley Quinn seemed a bit more vicious and scary, but that's not the movie they're selling here. MVP Ewan McKraken.
Review by SilentDawn ★★½ 17

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Harley Quinn voted for Bernie and owns a pet hyena. That alone makes it better than Joker.
I love the *idea* of a colorful DC carnival ride like this, insufferably long title and all, but the first half is dire. Poor narration and a structure that can only be described as pointless essentially halts much of Birds of Prey to slog status. The action in the climax is pretty fun, and solid from a technical standpoint, deploying long-takes, slow-motion, and a coherent sense of style, although it's far too late to attempt to cover up the lingering Suicide Squad stench. All of these characters, even Harley Quinn, are cardboard cutouts, and their backstories are interminable subplots folding in on…

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Review by dani ★★★★★

the serotonin this film gives me
Review by ☔ ★★★★

i don't know what everyone else is talking about, this movie was great. it was funny, i liked the action, the fighting scenes were so good, the outfits! the squad! i had a great time.
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Enjoyed almost every single character this movie had to offer. Sort of compensates for the existence of Suicide Squad.
Review by Gabatman ★★★★

O único defeito é a Cassandra Cain, só, de resto o filme teria sido perfeito. Margot Robbie sensacional como Arlequina, Ewan McGregor é o Máscara Negra perfeito assim como seu braço direito Victor Zsasz muito bem interpretado por Chris Messina. Caçadora (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) aparece pouco mas rouba a cena e a Canário Negro (Jurnee Smollett) é a melhor personagem do filme
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Kick my ass Helena Bertinelli, please.
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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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