Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
7/10
That’s a generous 7/10
The Blu-ray dropped today. I have total mixed views about the movie.
It moves at a pace, which is good. The constant Harley narration grates after a while. Towards the end , which features less narration, the film is better for it. I liked the fine line between serious and cartoony the makers achieved. Blame it on the director, but there was something special about Margot Robbie in Suicide Squad, and that special is absent from Birds of Prey. As cartoony as the humour is, it fails to come close to the might of Deadpool. As you are probably aware, the recent Joker movie was deep. Birds of Prey is the complete opposite, and lacks any form of substance. There appears to be a big hole that runs through Birds of Prey. Deliberate or not, the fighting felt not too dissimilar to the 1960’s Batman TV series, but without all the Kapow!
The Hyena was excellent. The CGI for the Hyena is 10/10
Ewan McGregor is ok. Admittedly i have never been a fan of his. The part he plays in BoP i felt would have suited a Leon era Gary Oldman so much better. I guess Gary is too old now, or is he?
I am sure I recall seeing the Joker during an early preview. That moment appears to be missing from the movie. Maybe I blinked and missed it? Admittedly I did fall asleep for about 5 minutes, which is never a good sign.
The theme song that plays a few times throughout the movie kept reminding me of the classic Supertramp track The Logical Song (the sort of music my dad listens to).
The Logical Song by Supertramp
https://youtu.be/low6Coqrw9Y
Harley Quinn Suite (Fantabulous Emancipation Theme) | Birds of Prey
https://youtu.be/31X-wg1YqM8
