The review liked the music score, Angelina Jolie's acting and the CG landscapes. But it was downhill from there. According to the review, the script was weak, the acting "embarassing", and the dialogue "cringe-worthy" at times.
But possibly the worst thing about the movie is that it tried to make Maleficient into a softer, non-villain. As the review points out, people love the Disney villains for what they are- basically evil, not someone with a difficult past that makes them a little annoying.
“Maleficent
takes the quintessential Disney villain character and turns her into a
weak protagonist in a film full of atrocious acting and decrepit
dialogue.” - See more at:
http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2014/05/30/review-maleficent-or-how-disney-unintentionally-made-a-hilariously-bad-b-movie/#sthash.WD7ptLZt.dpuf
“Maleficent
takes the quintessential Disney villain character and turns her into a
weak protagonist in a film full of atrocious acting and decrepit
dialogue.” - See more at:
http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2014/05/30/review-maleficent-or-how-disney-unintentionally-made-a-hilariously-bad-b-movie/#sthash.WD7ptLZt.dpuf
1 comment:
I personally do not mind a villain having a "past". After all, we are all curious on what made them so evil.
However, with this movie, Maleficient, after she gone bad, wasn't bad enough! In fact, I found it hard to hate her, which was what I wanted. And to make her "turn" at the end was a disappointment. The ending feels like they stole the story from "Frozen".
I blame this on the "Wicked" effect, where now everyone wants to have a major twist on the infamous characters in the movies. While this was a brilliant piece of writing and storytelling for "Wicked", it will get very tiresome if done repeatedly. We had seen this in "Oz", and now the retelling continues with "Maleficent". This approach has gotten stale.
Zz.
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