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Rating: 7 stars

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All movies seen on 09/04/2021

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Cruella (2021)

Directed by Craig Gillespie

Comedy | Crime

Most recently watched by sleestakk, CaptainBigTime, lordofthemovies

Overview

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

Rated PG-13 | Length 134 minutes

Actors

Emma Stone | Emma Thompson | Joel Fry | Paul Walter Hauser | John McCrea | Emily Beecham | Mark Strong | Kayvan Novak | Kirby Howell-Baptiste | Jamie Demetriou | Niamh Lynch | Andrew Leung | Ed Birch | Dylan Lowe | Paul Bazely | Abraham Popoola | Leo Bill | Ninette Finch | Sarah Crowden | Harrison Willmott | Jack Barry | Asmara Gabrielle | Tom Turner | Thomas Padden | Carl Rice | Chris Ryman | Javone Prince | Hannah Stokely | Haruka Abe | Steve Edge | Richard David-Caine | Waleed Akhtar | Janet Henfrey | Elizabeth Marcano-Mortlock | Camilla Roholm | Joey Akubeze | Linette Beaumont | Conor Moloney | Robert Cawsey | Ed Kear | Sid Sagar | Jacqueline Chan | Hermione Gulliford | Surinder Duhra | Peter Singh | Geoffrey Burton | Helena Dowling | Paul Chowdhry | Tim Steed | John Mackay | Nathan Amzi | Trevor Laird | Joshua Hill | Michelle Greenidge | Jane How | Angela Sims | Geraldine Fitzgerald | Tipper Seifert-Cleveland | Maeve Chadwick | Nell Chadwick | Billie Gadsdon | Ziggy Gardner | Joseph MacDonald | Florisa Kamara | Crystal Wingx | John Wolfe | Robert Ryan

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Viewing Notes

I can only assume the people who bagged on this never actually saw the movie because it’s a lot of fun! Emma Stone is terrific in the lead role and the costume and set design are great!

For the most part it stays solidly grounded in reality with just a few antics that go a little over the top in a nod to the original cartoon version of the character.

Joel Fry and Paul Walter Hauser do a great job in the two sidekick roles. Hauser is especially funny while adding a real depth to the character, eschewing the broad comedy of a dumb sidekick for something more nuanced and enjoyable.

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