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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2019

Joachim Rønning

Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson ...

5.4

7,733

Fantasy. Adventure The complex relationship of Maleficent and Aurora continues to be explored as they face new threats to the magical land of the Moors.

	Media	Author	Review
		Rosie Knight IGN	"Once again, this tale of 'Maleficent' is more of an atmospheric and fluid exercise, more interested in the fairytale universe it inhabits than the sometimes predictable story it's telling"
		William Bibbiani Bloody Disgusting	"[It] has some spectacle but only in service of a half-baked storyline, which makes no sense even on the surface, and does a massive disservice to the characters (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Embrace the imagery and 'Mistress of Evil' almost works on its own terms, but anyone grasping for the bigger picture will find that it often evaporates under scrutiny."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"With Maleficent no longer the villain of her own tale, this mistitled sequel reduces the character to a stylish pawn in a tacky 'Game of Thrones' ripoff."
		Brian Truitt USA Today	"Jolie’s magnetism (...) is why these 'Maleficent' movies work. She fits the character as well as her endless cycle of evolving costumes.(…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"If Maleficent didn't already exist, we may have had to invent her for Angelina Jolie. (...) 'Maleficent: 'Mistress of Evil‘s script, sadly, is another story"
		Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"The weirdest “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” remake you’ve ever seen. (...) isn’t a great movie (...) But it’s also not without its pleasures."
		Jesse Hassenger AV Club	"Maleficent in the flesh turns out to be far more inert than her animated counterpart."
		Scott Mendelson Forbes	"An unholy union between ‘Gargoyles,’ ‘Aquaman’ And ‘Avatar’ (...) It is noticeably better than the previous Maleficent"
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A sequel that feels programmed to within an inch of its life."
		Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"While the first film was, like 'Wicked,' an alternate view of a classic good-versus-evil tale, its sequel is a one-note, moralistic sledgehammer with no payoff.(...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"It’s a clotted mess. It’s also dispiriting because it has traded a fairy tale about female solidarity for a war movie about what happens when women assume power."
		Matt Zoller Seitz rogerebert.com	"The result is a disappointment that's more crushing than an outright bad movie would be (...) The movie fails to give Jolie the star vehicle she richly deserves (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This sequel has got a great cast (...) But the awful truth is that despite all this star-power, Maleficent 2 is a bit weak, and it runs out of narrative steam before the halfway mark (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Helen O'Hara Empire	"An improvement on the first film, in the end, and an encouraging rallying cry against fear and intolerance, but it’s still far too busy and baroque to match its leading lady’s elegance. (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"Both Pfeiffer and Jolie's talents end up going to waste. 'Maleficent' could have offered a sharp, original take of a well-worn story, but its sequel just feels like more fantasy fluff (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Chris Hunneysett Mirror	"As ever with Disney fantasies there's no lack of spectacle on screen, with the costumes, make-up, and locations breathtakingly rich in detail (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Ian Sandwell Digital Spy	"It's dark without being too dark and visually bold enough to justify a big-screen viewing (...) You will leave with the frustration that it could have been so much more (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Donald Clarke Irish Times	"The movie clatters off into chaos after the first 30 minutes (...) It may do well enough for those who really, really want to like it (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Paul Whitington Irish Independent	"The CGI’s good, but there’s way too much of it, so much in fact that every character save Ms. Jolie’s gets drowned in special effects (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		John Byrne RTÉ	"It looks amazing and the story is a pretty straightforward and enjoyable tale with a topical twist (...) An excellent slice of family entertainment (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Deirdre Molumby entertainment.ie	"Fans will enjoy returning to the characters but the film just doesn't feel necessary (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

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