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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

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• Adventure
• Family

• 2019
• Joachim Rønning
• 118 mins
• PG

Summary

Fantasy adventure starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer. The young Queen Aurora is betrothed to the neighbouring kingdom's handsome scion, Prince Phillip. Unfortunately, Phillip's vindictive mother, Queen Ingrith, deems Aurora's godmother - the dark fairy Maleficent - a threat, and soon all-out war rears its destructive head.

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Victoria Luxford

Angelina Jolie returns as Maleficent, whose maternal bond with Aurora (Elle Fanning) is tested to its limits when the young queen becomes engaged to be married. Immersed in all the shimmery computer imagery you've come to expect from these movies, the film opens up the world of the first movie in a bombardment of spectacle. Michelle Pfeiffer is introduced as a queen and rival to Maleficent, and the star is a perfect foil to Jolie's theatrical protagonist. The brief chance to see two accomplished actors steal every scene they are in is the film's biggest selling point. The addition of a number of subplots leaves the film feeling slightly crowded, and distracts from the satisfying melodrama of the central conflict. Overall, Mistress of Evil expands just enough upon its predecessor to justify its existence, but fails to add anything memorable to the mythology.

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6.6/10

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Cast

rolenameMaleficentAngelina JoliePrincess AuroraElle FanningQueen IngrithMichelle PfeifferConnalChiwetel EjioforDiavalSam RileyBorraEd SkreinKnotgrassImelda StauntonThistlewitJuno TempleFlittleLesley ManvillePrince PhillipHarris DickinsonKing JohnRobert LindsayPercivalDavid GyasiShrikeJudi Shekoni

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rolenameDirectorJoachim Rønning

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Theatrical distributor

Walt Disney

Released on

2019-10-18

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence

Formats

Colour

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