Movie Review: "Birds of Prey" lets a Joker-free Harley Quinn shine

[The Patriot]

Movie Review: "Birds of Prey" lets a Joker-free Harley Quinn shine

02-06-2020 06:47 AM

The last time we saw Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), in the very last scene of "Suicide Squad," she was happily reading a book and sipping an espresso behind bars, only to find herself suddenly freed by her boyfriend, the Joker (Jared Leto). "Puddin'!" she squealed at the sight of her green-haired paramour, though if you watch that scene again, you may find her delight more forced than persuasive. It's an unusually strained moment, and surely no fault of Robbie, a versatile actress with a Cheshire cat's grin who was always a good match for Harley's brand of lunacy. Clearly, not even the most irrational mind would want to go home with this joyless, juiceless excuse for a super-villain.


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