Before watching “Cruella” — a “Joker”-like origin story from director Craig Gilespie (“I, Tonya”), about the dog-hating baddie Cruella DeVil from Disney’s “101 Dalmatians” — I made a list of Disney villains I would rather see an origin story about.
Said list included Jafar from “Aladdin,” Scar from “The Lion King,” and the witch who cursed the Beast in “Beauty and the Beast.” I have been baffled for weeks that Disney actually committed time and money to a prequel about a dog-napping, would-be puppy-killer, starring Emma Stone and set in the world of high fashion.It seemed like an elaborate practical joke.
Well, I have now watched “Cruella.”Dear reader, I think I loved it.
Source: Millennials Talk Cinema: ‘Cruella’ is barking mad, ‘The Dry’ is one hot thriller