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Birds of Preystarts with a breakup.
But thats just the setup for a movie thats more raucous Technicolor chaos than somber pity party.
Their fight scenes take place in exaggerated clouds of cocaine, in fun houses, atop roller skates.
Fast-forward several weeks and newmarket conditions dictatedby a global pandemic havepushed Yans filmto anearly digital release.
the Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), works as a lounge singer.
She needs to raise a little hell and break a few bones before her immunity expires.
The first camera pass kicks off the hallucinatory sequence.
It then wanders like a swivel-headed patron into a side corridor leading to the dance floor.
When we dont see her, that means Robbie is up and running from one position to the next.
In the meantime, the set is filling up with more and more extras.
Screenwriter Christina Hodson is also among the revelers, also in costume and dancing.
The last camera transfer means weve entered the final phase of the night.
Its a funny gag, but its also an important moment tonally forBirds of Prey.
What were celebrating is not a bad thing.
