Margot Robbie‘sBirds of Preymay not be in theaters yet, but it’s already getting rave reviews from the critics who’ve seen it.
Birds of Preyis the spinoff to 2016’sSuicide Squad, which saw Robbie star as Quinn — although it’s safe to say the indomitable character doesn’t pull any punches in this thrilling movie.
Critics shared their thoughts on Twitter after the film’s London premiere, withLos Angeles Timesmovie critic Katie Walsh writing, “#BirdsofPrey is a totally campy and brutal carnival ride; a colorful, chaotic and cheeky blast. FYC: Ewan MacGregor, Best Supporting Actor.”
IGN’s Terri Schwartz tweeted she couldn’t get enough of the action sequences, writing,” Saw #BirdsofPrey this morning! I liked it a lot. The stuff I loved: the action, the tone and just how creative the direction is. Margot Robbie completely sells the incredibly choreographed fight sequences and their gleeful brutality, this whole scene in particular,” while referencing a GIF of Robbie.
Film critic Courtney Howard tweeted, “#BirdsofPrey is an absolute blast & undeniably fun live wire jolt of adrenaline. 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.@birdsofpreywb.”
Birds of Prey.Claudette Barius
Birds of Preyalso stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina, Ali Wong, Steven Williams, Charlene Amoia and Jurnee Smollett-Bell.
Robbie toldNerdistthis week she was motivated to make the film to bring more female characters to the spotlight.
“DuringSuicide Squad,when we would go to Comic-Con and such, I started to realize there was just such a huge fan base for Harley,” Robbie she recentlytold Nerdist. “Whilst I was researching the character I started to readBirds of Preyand first I fell in love with Huntress, and I started looking into all of that. I was like, ‘Wow, there’s so many cool female DC characters and no one knows anything about any of them!’ So what if we had a platform for fans to get to know and fall in love with some of these other amazing women?”
This led her to prioritizeBirds of PreysinceGotham City Sirensfeatures Catwoman and Poison Ivy, two characters fans already know pretty well from previous movies.
Winstead plays Huntress, Smollett-Bell is Black Canary and Perez is a Gotham City Police detective hunting down McGregor’s Black Mask.
“Focusing on theGotham City Sirens, there were only three of us and we were all well known, whereas withBirds of Preyyou can pick any grouping for that, and I thought that might be the perfect platform to introduce some female characters who might really have some legs in the DC Universe,” Robbie added.
Birds of Preyis in theaters Feb. 7.
source: people.com
