Yes, there is a large rogues gallery in the DC Universe, but losing Black Mask in this movie feels like Joker dying in a Robin movie it just does not feel right. Black Mask is one of the most iconic villains in the DC universe being a major player in Gotham City, but having him die in this movie feels like a waste. He really does help the movie a serious vibe at times but the film makes one major mistake: They killed him. This movie was given one of the greatest DC villains in Black Mask. SPOILERS: I also have one other problem with the way the movie handled its major villain.
I understand that these characters have to be built up to make sense, but when it takes up half the movie and it is all done in flashbacks, the movie hurts to watch. It feels like as soon as the film wants to pick up and finally has its wheels underneath it, Quinn will stop the scene and go through and tell another origin story of a character. With Quinn telling the story, they try to use the unreliable narrator gimmick as an excuse, but it just makes the movie drag on. “Birds of Prey” takes the first half of the movie to introduce every major character but it does it in an infuriating and confusing way. These types of movies in which they’re trying to bring in so many characters and build them up all suffer from this. There is one glaring flaw in this movie: pacing. It has “Deadpool” levels of humor that keep the audience laughing through the entire movie, but none of the humor takes away from the serious moments in the movie. Every character in “Birds of Prey” seems to have their own unique fighting style that is representative of their characters.It really does help the movie’s fight scenes feel unique. This movie put a lot of stock into its action being good and it is one of the best parts of the movie. Of any “superhero film” this movie ranks among the greats in the action department. The part of the movie that surprised me most of all was its fight choreography. The other characters present in the story such as Black Canary and Renee Montoya are all interesting and developed characters by the end of the movie. The writers seem to show their love and knowledge for the source material throughout the film. There are many comedic examples of Quinn using her doctorate in psychology to analyze other character’s actions while she herself is insane. One of my favorite parts of the film was the way the writers were able to bring in small nods to the comics in Quinn’s actions, my favorite of which being her psychoanalytic nature in many scenes. I personally do not think the retelling was necessary, but fun nonetheless. Harley Quinn does an amazing job as a main protagonist with her comedic retelling of her origin story. The film has three major strengths: character, choreography and comedy. They’re letting directors and writers have fun. From the first scene you can tell that this movie is continuing the new formula for DC movies, which is not trying to be Marvel. From its tones to its character work, the movie doesn’t take itself too seriously, and it seems to be having fun. In “Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” the pacing is the one driving factor that is keeping this film from being a great “superhero” movie.Ī spinoff/sequel to “Suicide Squad” where we first got to see Margot Robbie’s version of Harley Quinn, this film seems to do everything opposite to the recently released Joker movie.
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