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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (dir. Cathy Yan).
“Actually, the uncomplicated [film] structures itself as a sort of breakup movie and live-action cartoon with bright, shiny violence and foul language. It...

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (dir. Cathy Yan).

Actually, the uncomplicated [film] structures itself as a sort of breakup movie and live-action cartoon with bright, shiny violence and foul language. It certainly apes the Deadpool series’ R-rated formula of filthy fun. There’s a lot of time-jumping as [screenwriter Christina] Hodson efficiently connects all our characters together before a series of escalating fight sequences overseen by John Wick director Chad Stahelski.