Review of Maleficent (2014) by Jesus K — 27 May 2016

Loved this movie, watched it with my family and had a great time, Jolie portraits Maleficent very well and I like the final plot twist :).

This review of Maleficent (2014) was written by Jesus K on 27 May 2016.

Maleficent has generally received positive reviews.

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