Let's start with the film's strengths: The cinematography is beautiful, some of the dialog is well done, and Jolie delivers some excellent moments.
And the rest of the film feels like a massive letdown for someone who actually wants to root for the Mistress of Evil from the original Sleeping Beauty. It seems like all of Maleficent's defining moments have been watered down or completely changed. For some reason her whole arc is now the role of psycho ex-girlfriend to the king. All the other fairies are reduced to slapstick idiots. The king is supposed to be an evil madman but feels more like a brooding idiot. And all of act three is Maleficent being a dumb hero instead of doing anything intelligent or crafty.
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Let's start with the film's strengths: The cinematography is beautiful, some of the dialog is well done, and Jolie delivers some excellent moments.
And the rest of the film feels like a massive letdown for someone who actually wants to root for the Mistress of Evil from the original Sleeping Beauty. It seems like all of Maleficent's defining moments have been watered down or completely changed. For some reason her whole arc is now the role of psycho ex-girlfriend to the king. All the other fairies are reduced to slapstick idiots. The king is supposed to be an evil madman but feels more like a brooding idiot. And all of act three is Maleficent being a dumb hero instead of doing anything intelligent or crafty.