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movie review - Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Kokubunji, 2020.12.20

This is a Batman spin-off, or perhaps a spin-off of "Suicide Squad", which is a spin-off of Batman. Anyway, it's a girl-power thing starring a mentally ill girl (fixated on a man that rejected). Ever since seeing her in "Fargo", I've wanted to see more of Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and she's the reason I watched this. But this is such a mess it's not worth the effort. I found myself skipping through patches when it had reached the point of paint-by-numbers.

Not recommended.

rand()m quote

When I look back at life I see that I kept the good scotch to myself. I regret that. Pour the good scotch for your guests.

—Dr. Kenneth M. Johnston (1920 - 1999)