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By Robert Daniels (336) for The Playlist (3,871) on 26 May 2021

Cruella is a dull overwrought origin story without an audience…

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By Richard Lawson (539) for Vanity Fair (761) on 26 May 2021

Cruella is yet another act of co-opting by the biggest entertainment company in the world, an attempt to graft a cheap rebel spirit onto a…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 26 May 2021

Everything that’s good about Cruella can’t obscure the fact that it was a very bad idea. The movie makes gestures toward style…

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By Ben Travis (84) for Empire (3,446) on 26 May 2021

What could have been a mere IP cash-in instead becomes an unexpectedly cinematic crime-and-couture romp, delivered with the sort of style,…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 26 May 2021

Purists may balk, but viewers who think of this less as a reboot of Dodie Harris’ memorable monster and more as a Disney spin on Derek Jarman’s…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 26 May 2021

There’s an unexpectedly huge amount of old-fashioned fun to be had in Disney’s spectacular new origin-myth story…

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By Brandon Katz (25) for Observer (1,042) on 26 May 2021

The movie is messy yet scrumptious, unwieldy yet vibrant…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 26 May 2021

Director Craig Gillespie (“Lars and the Real Girl,” “I, Tonya”) has delivered a clever, devilishly offbeat story with appropriately…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 26 May 2021

When she’s playing Cruella, Stone is definitely in charge…

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By Kristy Puchko (422) for IGN (1,013) on 26 May 2021

Cruella's gonzo fashion, complicated characters, and truly bonkers backstory are compromised by obligations to be kid-friendly and its time-consuming…

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By Kate Erbland (681) for IndieWire (3,631) on 26 May 2021

Cruella is lousy with incredible costumes (from Oscar-winner Jenny Beavan, who should absolutely be back in the awards mix with this one) and…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 26 May 2021

Cruella comes off as a curious animal, eager to change its spots and trying a little bit of everything along the way…

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By Caryn James (352) for BBC (137) on 26 May 2021

Beavan's costumes are dazzling throughout, including Cruella's glittering red dress at the Baroness's gala…

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By Katie Rife (451) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 26 May 2021

A love of pure aesthetics will help anyone looking to appreciate the movie, whose sets and costumes are as indulgent as its soundtrack…

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By Gabrielle Marceau (5) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 26 May 2021

The attempt to humanize Cruella neuters what made her so entertaining…

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By Pat Brown (171) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 26 May 2021

The film’s outward liveliness can’t mask the inner inertia it has as just another lifeless product assembled in a factory…

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