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Maleficent
A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, knowing that the child holds the key to peace in the kingdom.
6 October 2000, Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
14 April 1987, Cardiff, South Wales, UK
5 August 1961, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
13 June 1993, Brazil
21 July 1989, London, England, UK
27 February 1992, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
April 15, 2016
Its highs are modest, but it never shortchanges its audience on spectacle or thoughtfulness or loving but frustrated nostalgia for its source material.
May 30, 2014
At least Disney was smart enough to cast Jolie. She has a genuinely heroic presence. If only the movie were equal to it.
May 30, 2014
As a cameo, Jolie's performance might have proven spectacular; but as a protagonist, she doesn't give us enough to hold onto. For all her efforts, she remains yet another special effect, however spectacular.
April 18, 2016
There are some Lord of the Rings-knockoff battle scenes between the evil humans and the good-hearted fairies-who live as one with nature, share everything, and need no government whatsoever ("Fairies of the World Unite!").
July 11, 2016
[Disney] has learned plenty from Pixar's special move of subverting traditional perceptions of good and evil, mixing it with the love of a good origins story (à la Marvel) and with an added dash of wry humour that works for kids and grown ups alike.
July 14, 2016
Jolie is perfectly suited for the role, letting everyone know with her eyes when she's just funnin' and when she's actually angry.
June 02, 2014
'Maleficent' is an admittedly great-looking, sometimes creepy.
June 06, 2016
A muddy experience, both visually and thematically, although Angelina Jolie vibrates with a radiant camp intensity that demands a better, more confident movie.
May 31, 2014
It's a technological marvel starring the world's biggest celebrity: the full weight of Hollywood spectacle incarnate.
May 30, 2014
All would be forgiven if the film had more magical feeling.
June 16, 2014
As for the screenplay, by Linda Woolverton, it treads carefully, and all too kindly, in the footsteps of "Wicked" ...
March 09, 2017
The final battle, where Maleficent takes on her ex and his army, is exciting and horrible, but the movie leading up to it feels like an underwritten outline: Good > Bad > Good? > Dragon.