A good movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Emma Stone and since this movie was finally available for free on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, on paper, there is no way that I should have liked this movie. Indeed, it is pretty annoying how Disney is shamelessly recycling their old material, I never really enjoyed ‘One Hundred and One Dalmatians’, it was just way too long and the story was rather convoluted. And, yet, I have to admit that I actually enjoyed the damned thing. First of all, even though ‘One Hundred and One Dalmatians’ has never belonged to the best animated features delivered by Disney, on the other hand, Cruella de Vil has always been one of their very best villains. On top of that, Emma Stone, arguably one of the best actresses of her generation, had obviously a blast here and was once again really good. Furthermore, there was some wild energy going through the whole thing fuelled by a killer soundtrack (it has been a while since I have seen a movie with such a cool collection of popular tunes) and some amazingly insane costumes. It was also pretty neat that they made Cruella some kind of maverick Punk designer at the end of the 70’s. Concerning Emma Thompson, she was pretty good as well but she did struggle to make her character something more than a copy of Miranda Priestly, perfectly played by Meryl Streep in 'The Devil Wears Prada'. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was still another rather pointless recycling from Disney’s old material, I have to admit that they managed to make the most of this material and it is worth a look, especially if you really like this marvellous character.