Review of Maleficent (2014) by Yolanda Machado for SassyMamaInLA — 13 Dec 2018

Overall - a fantastic fairy tale for today's new family.

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This review of Maleficent (2014) was written by Yolanda Machado and published by SassyMamaInLA on 13 Dec 2018.

Maleficent has generally received positive reviews.

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