Note up top: I watched the extended cut, not the theatrical cut, so who knows if that made a big difference. Anyhow, even after all of the terrible reviews, I thought I should give this a watch before I sat down with Birds of Prey and, well... I didn't hate it. The film is really two halves--the intro to the team in the first half and the "mission" in the second half. The first half was really fun, but the second half felt... small... for a superhero/villain story. That and the Joker was completely unnecessary to the whole film. I liked most of the leads--Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, and even Will Smith all inhabit their characters quite well. The action is entertaining enough and the banter passable. There are some truly badass moments for a few characters (especially Davis' Amanda Waller). If the second half of the film had been a bit more engaging, I think this would have actually been a pretty great movie. As it is, it's flawed, but an actually fun watch.
Shout by Rick GebhardtVIP 6BlockedParent2020-04-29T14:23:55Z
Note up top: I watched the extended cut, not the theatrical cut, so who knows if that made a big difference. Anyhow, even after all of the terrible reviews, I thought I should give this a watch before I sat down with Birds of Prey and, well... I didn't hate it. The film is really two halves--the intro to the team in the first half and the "mission" in the second half. The first half was really fun, but the second half felt... small... for a superhero/villain story. That and the Joker was completely unnecessary to the whole film. I liked most of the leads--Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, and even Will Smith all inhabit their characters quite well. The action is entertaining enough and the banter passable. There are some truly badass moments for a few characters (especially Davis' Amanda Waller). If the second half of the film had been a bit more engaging, I think this would have actually been a pretty great movie. As it is, it's flawed, but an actually fun watch.