What The Critics Are Saying About Birds Of Prey

The rehabilitation of the DC Extended Universe continues with Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). The movie has screened for critics, and early viewers are taking to social media to heap praise on the Margot Robbie-led film. This is what they're saying.

Joining Harley in her quest to bring the pain to Ewan McGregor's Black Mask are a pair of kickass antiheroes, a Gotham City cop, and one scrappy kid. Jurnee Smollett-Bell portrays Black Canary, while Mary Elizabeth Winstead holds down the role of Huntress; they are flanked by Rosie Perez's Detective Renee Montoya and Cassandra Cain - a youngster who has incurred the Black Mask's wrath - played by Ella Jay Basco. Critics near-unanimously opined that this cast, as they say, freakin' killed it.

Courtney Howard of Fresh Fiction tweeted:

"Delightfully devilish & deliriously wicked, this irreverent, rule-breaking riot delivers a contact high. Cathy Yan is a genius. Robbie, Smollett, Winstead, Perez & Basco are perfection."

Some critics disagreed amongst themselves - not about whether or not the cast aced it, but rather around the question of who aced it the hardest. Angie Han of Mashable tweeted that Winstead's Huntress is the movie's clear MVP, while FanSided's Kristen Lopez opined that Smollett-Bell's Black Canary was, on the contrary, the movie's real show-stealer.

Yolanda Machado of The Wrap, meanwhile, refused to take sides. She tweeted:

"It's truly an ensemble with every woman bringing it. Christina Hodson's script was lively, funny, & everything I've been waiting for in the DCEU...Cathy Yan created a Gotham that I can't wait to revisit." Keep watching to hear more of What The Critics Are Saying About Birds Of Prey!

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