NEW YORK (CNS) Adults who want nothing more than to watch two gifted actresses camp it up will likely be satisfied with director Craig Gillespie s glossy romp Cruella (Disney). Parents on the lookout for safe family fare, not so much.
Emma Stone stars in a scene from the movie Cruella. The Catholic News Service classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG-13 parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo/Laurie Sparham, Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
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NEW YORK (CNS) Adults who want nothing more than to watch two gifted actresses camp it up will likely be satisfied with director Craig Gillespie s glossy romp Cruella (Disney). Parents on the lookout for safe family fare, not so much.
In crafting a live-action origin story for the villain of Dodie Smith s 1956 children s novel, first seen on screen in the 1961 animated adaptation 101 Dalmatians, screenwriters Dana Fox and Tony McNamara seem to want to let their ethically schizophrenic protagonist, played by Emma Stone, go over to the dark side yet keep her sympathetic. As a result, the film never finds its moral footing.
Cruella First Reviews: Emmas Stone and Thompson and Their Immaculate Costumes Light Up the Screen
Early reviews for the Disney villain s origin story say the punk-rock reimagining is creative, fun, and visually striking, even if it s a tad long.
Who needs one hundred and one Dalmatians when you can have one-on-one Emmas? Disney’s latest live-action reimagining,
Cruella, takes us back to the origin of its titular villain, now portrayed by Emma Stone as a newcomer in the fashion world clashing with an evil nemesis, played by Emma Thompson. The first reviews of the feature, which heads to theaters and Disney+ (for an extra charge) this weekend, mostly highlight the shared scene-chewing of the two Oscar-winning actresses as well as the costumes they parade on screen. Whether this