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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

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Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord. From TMDB

19 reactions from 1 source (TMDB reviews) · newest Jul 26, 2022 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works

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  • Martha @MonsterMarthaTMDB reviews · Jul 26, 2022

    Nonstop mindfu#k journey through the eyes of Harley Quinn. So much fun to see her character arch. Margot makes it so much fun with putting so many little details like facial expressions, the way she delivers lines, and sometimes just her total awkwardness in the moment. Fun film.

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  • Nathan @TitanGusangTMDB reviews · Jun 30, 2022

    Birds of Prey starts off incredibly strong, with a fantastic introduction to Harley Quinn and her downfall post Joker break up, but the story starts to fall off the rails towards the end. It was hard to stay engaged in the movie with it jumping around so much due to the unreliable narrator that is Harley Quinn. Even though I get the direction they were going for, it just did not work for me. I really did not care about a couple characters in the main cast and found myself on really liking…

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  • beyondthecineramadome @beyondthecineramadomeTMDB reviews · Jun 20, 2022

    Full review: https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/fly-away-home-birds-of-prey-and-the-fantabulous-emancipation-of-one-harley-quinnnbspreview Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is one of the few comic book movies that really gets the spirit of its source material. Director Cathy Yan understands that it should be a chaotic Technicolor feast of action and adventure, and her love letter to Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) is a blast.

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  • CinemaSerf @Geronimo1967TMDB reviews · Mar 28, 2022

    Sorry, but this is a really poor attempt at an action film. Margot Robbie is Ok as the feisty heroine from the title, but the rest of the cast are instantly forgettable. I am guessing that Ewan McGregor - the dastardly villain of the piece - was only available for a few filming days as his appearances are pretty shallow from a characterisation perspective and add little to the plot. The interminable fight scenes reminded me of "Bugsy Malone" (1976) only without the custard pies.

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  • Kathy Bowing @kathybowingTMDB reviews · Jul 21, 2021

    About 'Birds of Prey' writing a lot in principle illegally and unnatural! Tape this clearly does not deserve! After all, the authors and producers completely forgot that people love not only with their eyes but also ears, soul, and brain. And with this love here is clearly stress. Total: an empty bright one-time little interesting cocktail with two famous actors, flat jokes, absolutely not exciting plot.

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  • Ricardo Oliveira @RSOliveiraTMDB reviews · Dec 16, 2020

    Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey is DC entertainment's latest effort to conquer the territory of film-adapted comics, a different effort with a really interesting idea at its base. Making Harley Quinn the main character in your own movie after shining on the terrible Suicide Squad makes perfect sense, ridding her of the Joker’s abusive control makes the idea even more interesting (although I’m of the opinion that Joker should have been the great villain of this film). Sometime after the events of…

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  • Adam Rife @AdamRifeTMDB reviews · Sep 8, 2020

    If you found yourself internally screaming for Ryan Reynolds to shut the hell up during Deadpool, then the relentless, zany narration of Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn will likely send you gibbering and ruined towards the emergency exit after, oh, 23 seconds.

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  • Kamurai @KamuraiTMDB reviews · Sep 1, 2020

    Average watch at best, might watch again, and can't recommend. There are several ways to look at this movie: 1) From a sequel stand point. 2) From a comics stand point. 3) From a stand alone movie stand point. 1) Sequel stand point THERE IS AN ENTIRE MOVIE MISSING! This is the 3rd part of the "Harley Quinn Trilogy". We're missing an entire transformation of a character from one thing to another for this movie to even be able to happen. And if you're picking at that thread, then there is…

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  • jw @jwTMDB reviews · Aug 6, 2020

    There's boring power fantasies for boys. This is the same boring power fantasy, but for girls. The characters are flat, the action well filmed but inconsequential, the story nonexistent, and the entertainment value... don't be sober if you want to be entertained. In the genre of mindless action entertainment, this is still at the bottom of the barrel - like some of the 80s action movies which are better off forgotten. Nice styling and set design, though. The actors did their best given what…

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  • MovieGuys @MovieGuysTMDB reviews · Jun 17, 2020

    Whilst many films have a message its a fine line between informing and lecturing. For me "Birds of Prey" fails to appreciate this distinction. Its incessant, brittle, feminist finger wagging, is downright tiresome and quickly exhausted any sense of pleasure, I might have derived from this film. Its a shame too, as the underyling mechanics of the story could have worked well as a basic, by the numbers, action mash up. Regrettably that was not to be and whats left, is not something I would pay to…

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  • JPV852 @JPV852TMDB reviews · May 19, 2020

    Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn was one of the few highlights of Suicide Squad but once this one was announced, I felt indifferent and the trailers didn't do much to change that to the point I skipped this in theaters. Watching it now, I came away shrugging my shoulders. Some of the action scenes, supervised by Chad Stahelski, were okay but the pacing was all off and the actual BIRDS OF PREY, were sidelined and don't really get any memorable moments. Similarly, Ewan McGregor was alright but a weak…

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  • Gimly @RuuzTMDB reviews · May 19, 2020

    If COVID-19 ushered cinemas off this mortal coil, I'm kind of strangely okay with telling people this was the last thing I ever got to see on the big screen. Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite.

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  • Adishake @adishakeTMDB reviews · Apr 22, 2020

    Very refreshing and funny, The movie is very different from like any team-up movie I've ever seen, it will make you forget that it's a superhero movie entirely it feels like it's just a crazy movie with criminal minds all over the city moving quite freely in fancy dress until one scene of Black Canary where you realise yeah you're watching a super-hero movie they gota show their powers. It's violent and humorous and Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn is Fantastic and I really loved the Crossbow…

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  • thetoerag @thetoeragTMDB reviews · Apr 11, 2020

    I am afraid to say,, but after watching Suicide Squad which was pretty good. This is a let down and I was looking forward to watching it. After watching this I think if there was a plot/story behind the movie, I couldn't see it it was all over the place and nothing seemed to follow. All I can say about this movie is the Actors/Actresses were paid to be stupid and not funny, I hoped for better things and got trash.

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  • SWITCH. @maketheSWITCHTMDB reviews · Mar 27, 2020

    'Birds of Prey' its absolute thrill ride. It's unapologetically fun and crude and violent. To quote Saoirse Ronan from 'Little Woman'... "Women." - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-birds-of-prey-im-here-to-report-a-terrible-crime-dc-has-saved-cinema

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  • Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots @screenzealotsTMDB reviews · Mar 27, 2020

    I really dug “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” because it is unlike any movie I’ve seen before. There are the conventional-minded and flashy action scenes that accompany most superhero characters, but this is a violent, R-rated, naughty-joke, potty-mouthed comic book tour de force made for women over 25. It’s a boisterous good time for feminists and girl nerds everywhere. The film is told from the twisted and deliciously sarcastic point of view of Harley…

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  • TalisBriedis @TalisBriedisTMDB reviews · Mar 9, 2020

    Garbage. Nothing, and I REALLY MEAN NOTHING good to say about this.

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  • kmai01 @kmai01TMDB reviews · Feb 15, 2020

    Pretty good Movie, I did not expect Harvey Quinn can kick ass like that. I can see some guy can be turn off this movie because all women hero team. I find it very entertaining and well made.

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  • Manuel São Bento @msbreviewsTMDB reviews · Feb 7, 2020

    If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Since Wonder Woman that the DCEU has not missed a beat. Even though the latter is still my favorite of the universe, I have mostly a positive opinion about Justice League, Aquaman, and Shazam! Yes, these are not the greatest comic-book movies of all-time, but I would be lying if I denied that I was entertained. Birds of Prey follows the same path: it's fun, action-heavy, and it boasts a phenomenal…

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