![]() ![]() Inside jokes and Easter eggs and movie references abound. (“It’s not a bow and arrow!” says Helena at one point. Then there’s Jurnee Smollett-Bell’s Black Canary, who has a killer voice in more ways than one Ella Jay Basco’s Cassandra Cain, a misfit pickpocket from a foster home who takes possession of the diamond and becomes a protégé of sorts to Harley, and most entertaining of all, Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Helena/Huntress, an avenging knight of the dark who is deadly with the crossbow. ![]() (When Renee “goes rogue” and is told to hand over her gun and badge, Harley’s narration reminds us it’s only when the cop has to turn in gun and badge that things really heat up.) On Team Anti-Heroes, we have Rosie Perez’ Renee Montoya, a veteran police detective who talks as if she’s in a 1980s cop movie. On Team Villain, we have Ewan McGregor in black eyeshadow and flashy ensemble outfits, preening and pouting and spouting off as Roman Sionis, the disgraced scion of a rich and powerful family who has become a powerful and sadistic crime boss.Ĭhris Messina’s Victor Zsasz is Roman’s loyal and psychotic henchman, who will literally slice off a captive adversary’s face at the boss’ behest. The pursuit of that diamond is an excuse for us to meet a comic book universe of colorful characters. Everybody’s in pursuit of a classic MacGuffin, in this case a diamond etched with the microscopic access code to a wealthy family’s entire, zillion-dollar fortune. ![]() It’s one of many clever, wink-at-the-audience touches in “Birds of Prey” (I’m Not Typing That Whole Title Again), which has fun with the genre without getting too pleased with itself. J.,” which gives you an idea of who was in control of that twisted relationship.įor years, Harley has been getting away with all sorts of horrible behavior, but without the Joker’s protection, she’s fair game for every thug, gangster, crime kingpin and dirtbag she’s ever offended.Įvery time a revenge-minded enemy confronts Harley, a comic book-style graphic identifies the adversary and lists his grievance. It all still works.ĭressed like an outcast clown from a freaky circus and moving like a marionette on unseen strings, Harley has just been dumped by her longtime boyfriend, the Joker, aka the Clown Prince of Gotham, whom she often refers to as “Mr. And if it’s a bit predictable some of the action sequences are set to covers and/or originals of songs such as “Black Betty,” “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and “Barracuda,” that’s fine. ![]()
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