Maleficent (2014)

Written by r96sk on November 12, 2020

Not as dark or deep as I was expecting/wanting, but it is cool to see a different telling of 'Sleeping Beauty'.

Angelina Jolie fits as the titular character, bringing with her a good performance. Elle Fanning (Aurora), Sharlto Copley (Stefan) and Sam Riley (Diaval) play their respective roles well enough, but neither come close to matching Jolie - as you'd probably expect.

I found the special effects a bit iffy. It's not that it looks anything close to bad, I just thought it could've looked better. The score isn't all that memorable, either. I did enjoy how the plot unfolds though, mainly thanks to the lead admittedly.

Intrigued to see what the sequel to 'Maleficent' has to offer.