Review – Cruella

I walked away disappointed by Disney’s attempts at a post-modern reimagining of the villain from Sleeping Beauty. Thus I was pleasantly surprised by what they did with Cruella de Vil. Emma Stone is charming as the title character, a streetwise orphan trying to go legit as a fashion designer. Her elaborate stunts aimed at her Miranda-Priestly-esque boss (Emma Thompson) are clever and entertaining. And this is the most extensive use of rack music I’ve ever seen. Overall this is an entertaining transformation of one of the most despicable characters in the studio’s history. Worth seeing