Review of Cruella (2021) by Elthor — 07 Aug 2021
Aline Brosh McKenna's story is a prequel to her hit film "The Devil Wears Parada". Wait, what? Um, prequel to "101 Dalmatians".
To keep things short: An odd, muddled story that leaves the lead character's motives more confusing by the end.
The 'big surprise' is something you will already have figured out much earlier in the film.
It takes swipes at the evil male patriarchy while ignoring that the whole movie is about an evil white matriarchy.
Some expected race swapping of characters. Trite music selections from the period.
Oh, and Pongo and Perdita are now brother and sister.
Nothing like a little incest fun from Disney.
The studio obviously has people padding the User Review Scores.
3 points for the costumes and the two Emmas' acting chops.
This review of Cruella (2021) was written by Elthor on 07 Aug 2021.
Cruella has generally received positive reviews.
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