The first superhero movie of the year is just around the corner, here's what the critics are saying about BirdsOfPrey
film, Harley bonks a random henchman in the head with a hammer before handing a hair tie to Dinah, aka Black Canary, so her long locks don't get in the way of throwing down. Dinah and Helena, an antiheroine with rage issues who goes by Huntress, are as essential toworking as Harley, and some of the best stuff comes when Yan has these women just sitting around drinking margaritas or waiting for Cass’ laxatives to kick in.
As fun as the character interactions may be, however, they’re not the highlight of the movie, it seems, with Alex Abad-Santos of’s multiple, thrilling action sequences are, it would’ve been better to cut some of those flabbier attempts at substance.
critic Justin Chang. “Together with a crew that includes costume designer Erin Benach and production designer K.K. Barrett , they enliven the relentless groin-smashing, bone-crunching mayhem with periodic bursts of gaudy color, including Harley’s tinseled pompom sleeves as well as multihued eruptions of smoke and glitter. With a soundtrack of busy, dreamy pop covers like ‘Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend’ or ‘Hit Me With Your Best Shot,’ it’s all as tasty, chewy and disposable as bubble gum.
’s Peter Bradshaw sums it up best. “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 waywas received critically – and engagingly crazy. Watching it feels cheerfully excessive and unwholesome, like smoking a cigarette and eating a chocolate bar at the same time.”
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