(CNN) In "Suicide Squad," Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn was the best part of a bad movie. That's true again with "Birds of Prey," which moves the Joker's sadistic sidekick front and center, then proceeds to assault the senses in much the way its protagonist wields a baseball bat. The too-cute subtitle, "And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn," underlines the cheeky tone to which the film aspires and doesn't fully sustain. Harley, however, isn't Gotham's only violent psychopath. In fact, she looks positively reasonable compared to many of the town's denizens, including Roman Sionis (Ewan McGregor), a ruthless crime boss whose right-hand henchman, Victor Zsasz (Chris Messina), derives pleasure from peeling off victims' faces.

Source: CNN February 06, 2020 14:48 UTC