Maleficent review
My Rating: 8.2/10
IMDb Rating: 7/10 Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 50% Metacritics Rating: 56/100 Roger Ebert: 3/4 My Favorite Quotes 1. “I will not ask your forgiveness because what I have done to you is unforgivable. I was so lost in hatred and revenge. Sweet Aurora, you stole what was left of my heart. And now I have lost you forever. I swear, no harm will come to you as long as I live. And not a day shall pass that I don't miss your smile.” – Maleficent Way better than expected If you are wondering why this movie seems so familiar, well that is because it is a prequel/remake of the original animated movie “Sleeping Beauty”. Except with a much different perspective being taken. The plot is seen through the eyes of the evil fairy Maleficent. I am sure that some hard core sleeping beauty/Disney fans were mad about this movie because they probably felt like the depiction of Maleficent is highly unlikely. From my perspective, I am very happy that it was not just a scene for scene remake. Having a different spin on the original movie was very refreshing. The filmmakers did a great job of tying the original together with this movie and explaining a large number of questions that you were asking yourself while watching the original. The prime example being, why is Maleficent so set on seeking revenge? Angelina Jolie absolutely crushed this role, from the voice all the way to the appearance. Although this was mostly a kid’s movie it still should have been nominated for best Actress or best makeup/costume design. Most importantly this movie was entertaining for me from start to finish. I think this had to do with its perfect length, of roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes. The only negative critique that I would like to point out is the below average CGI, considering this was made in 2015 and its high ass budget it should have been far better. Specifically, in the very first fighting scene with the original king. Despite the cliché Hollywood ending it was a great movie and a kid friendly one at that. |
Positives and Negatives
+ Angelina Jolie
+ Entertaining
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-CGI
+ Entertaining
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-CGI
Criteria /10
Acting/Characters: 9/10
Plot: 8.5/10
Originality: 8/10
Pacing: 9/10
Soundtrack: 7/10
Dialogue: 7/10
Special Effect: 5/10
Theme: 7.5/10
Ending: 7/10
Plot: 8.5/10
Originality: 8/10
Pacing: 9/10
Soundtrack: 7/10
Dialogue: 7/10
Special Effect: 5/10
Theme: 7.5/10
Ending: 7/10