Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Movie review - Maleficent (2014)

Maleficent (2014) / fantasy, adventure, family

Directed by Robert Stromberg
Screenplay by Linda Woolverton
Based on Disney's Sleeping Beauty La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault
Produced by Joe Roth
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Ella Purnell, Elle Fanning, Janet McTeer, Sharlto Copley, Michael Higgins, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, Brenton Thwaites, Kenneth Cranham, Hannah New, Eleanor Worthington Cox, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt
Trailer: click.

A new edgier angle on a well-known fairy tail! 

PLOT
The film is a live-action re-imagining of Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty and portrays the story from the perspective of the antagonist, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie).

REVIEW
Not perfect but loved it! The original Sleeping Beauty was one of my favorite fairy tales while growing up so I was a bit sceptical about the movie. I'm happy to say this is a great adaptation! Dark fantasy with amazing visual effects, costumes, make up and Angelina's magnetic performance! Also sweet humor, a lot of emotions and feel, positive message and not to long. It was nice to see some changes and over all it's just entertaining to watch even though the film lacks that true enchantment and some characters are not explored enough. 4/5


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