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Cruella - Movie Review

 

Backstories

Part of me loves the backstories that Disney has done for their villains to make them more sympathetic. Maleficent has two movies already. Cruella was a logical choice to do a backstory on. We get to meet Cruella, Jasper, Horace, and Anita before 101 Dalmatians. This movie does humanize Cruella to a point and provides some insight to why she is the way she is.

Review

I will say the casting for these four character is very well done. I especially like Jasper and Horace casting. Not sure many noticed these were characters from 101 Dalmatians. I felt the movie was slow for lack of a better word in the first few minutes but once it got up to speed, you were along for the ride until the end.

There were many parts where this helped to explain characters in the original 101 Dalmatians movie. There were some inclusion characters but it was done very well in my opinion. I would not be surprised if we see a Cruella sequel coming out in the next few years.

Rating

I would give this movie a HD rating. It is definitely worth watching and worth picking up if you like or have 101 Dalmatians for under $10. I will update if I add this one to my collection. Be sure to watch it when it becomes free on Disney+ if you are a subscriber to the service.

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