![]() ![]() For a more direct comparison, this Birds of Prey spinoff is trouncing its predecessor Suicide Squad (27%), which may just confirm beyond any doubt that Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn was the only real "win" that movie delivered for the DCEU. That puts Birds of Prey somewhere in the middle of the DC Movie franchise, in terms of score films like Shazam and Wonder Woman outrank it (with scores of 90% and 93%, respectively), but it's definitely doing better than the lowly days of the Zack Snyder DCEU films, like Man of Steel (56%), Batman v Superman (28%) and Justice League (40%). However, that skepticism has quickly transformed into enthusiasm, as Birds of Prey is officially "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes!Īt the current time of writing this, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) currently holds a nice 83% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Sure, Margot Robbie's turn as Harley Quinn has received almost universal acclaim, but the adaptation of other Batman lore (from the Birds of Prey team to Ewan McGregor's Black Mask) had fans skeptical. After the bad taste of Suicide Squad was left in DC's fans mouths - and the larger DC Extended Universe seemed to come apart at the seams - there was a lot of skepticism that Birds of Prey would work. The film releases on Friday.Birds of Prey is finally hitting theaters, and it's safe to say that the film has had something of an uphill battle to get here. ![]() ![]() Huntress, Black Canary, Cassandra Cain, and Black Mask all felt wasted. ![]() He wrote in his review, “Those hoping for a Deadpool-like fusion of mayhem and wit should lower their expectations: Harley may be known for her unpredictability, but Birds plays by action-movie rules.”īirds of Prey stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, and features a cast that includes Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez and others. This was a solid Harley Quinn movie but a terrible Birds of Prey movie. On the one hand it is the story of a group of women who have to defeat a man who has nothing to do with Harley Quinn, but Harley in theory has to be the protagonist and therefore steals the show from the Birds of Prey who have very little space to be. Her action scenes have a deftly detonating visual spaciousness, capped by crowd-pleasing moments.”īut the Hollywood Reporter’s John DeFore disagreed. Rotten Tomatoes I had heard nothing but positive rumblings ahead of the release of Birds of Prey, which is what I was hoping to see after Margot Robbie’s excellent Harley Quinn was. Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian wrote, “This film is a blitz of bad taste, a cornucopia of crass, and it is weirdly diverting - more than you might expect, given the frosty way Suicide Squad was received critically - and engagingly crazy.” Variety’s Owen Gleiberman wrote, “Cathy Yan keeps it all hurtling along with impeccable ferocity. Pictures shows Ella Jay Basco, left, and Margot Robbie in a scene from Birds of Prey. Birds of Prey is now among the highest-rated films in the franchise, tying with Shazam! and just behind Wonder Woman’s 93% score. Suicide Squad stood at a miserable 27% on RT. The 90% score continues the once-reviled DCEU’s positive critical reception. Birds of Prey also known as Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey or simply Birds of Prey, is a 2020 American superhero film directed by Cathy Yan and written by. The site’s consensus reads, “With a fresh perspective, some new friends, and loads of fast-paced action, Birds of Prey captures the colorfully anarchic spirit of Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn.” Pictures shows Margot Robbie in a scene from Birds of Prey.(AP) Birds of Prey has debuted with a 90% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The embargo has lifted on reviews for Birds of Prey, the spinoff to 2016’s DC anti-hero film Suicide Squad, and critics are pleased with the Harley Quinn-centric film. ![]()
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