Maleficent
As a beautiful young woman of pure heart, has a peaceful life in a forest kingdom. When an invading army threatens the land, Maleficent rises up to become its fiercest protector. But a terrible betrayal from forces her to curse the land and crave for revenge.
1981, Paris, France
12 December 1944, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
25 April 1992, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
12 July 2008, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
9 April 1998, Conyers, Georgia, USA
13 July 1963, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA
21 July 1989, London, England, UK
11 November 1964, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1970
19 January 1976, London, England, UK
27 February 1992, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
5 August 1961, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
8 January 1980, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
July 11, 2016
[Disney] has learned plenty from Pixar's special move of subverting traditional perceptions of good and evil, mixing it with the love of a good origins story (à la Marvel) and with an added dash of wry humour that works for kids and grown ups alike.
June 02, 2014
'Maleficent' is an admittedly great-looking, sometimes creepy.
May 30, 2014
At least Disney was smart enough to cast Jolie. She has a genuinely heroic presence. If only the movie were equal to it.
June 06, 2016
A muddy experience, both visually and thematically, although Angelina Jolie vibrates with a radiant camp intensity that demands a better, more confident movie.
March 09, 2017
The final battle, where Maleficent takes on her ex and his army, is exciting and horrible, but the movie leading up to it feels like an underwritten outline: Good > Bad > Good? > Dragon.
June 16, 2014
As for the screenplay, by Linda Woolverton, it treads carefully, and all too kindly, in the footsteps of "Wicked" ...
May 31, 2014
It's a technological marvel starring the world's biggest celebrity: the full weight of Hollywood spectacle incarnate.
July 14, 2016
Jolie is perfectly suited for the role, letting everyone know with her eyes when she's just funnin' and when she's actually angry.
April 15, 2016
Its highs are modest, but it never shortchanges its audience on spectacle or thoughtfulness or loving but frustrated nostalgia for its source material.
May 30, 2014
All would be forgiven if the film had more magical feeling.
April 18, 2016
There are some Lord of the Rings-knockoff battle scenes between the evil humans and the good-hearted fairies-who live as one with nature, share everything, and need no government whatsoever ("Fairies of the World Unite!").
May 30, 2014
As a cameo, Jolie's performance might have proven spectacular; but as a protagonist, she doesn't give us enough to hold onto. For all her efforts, she remains yet another special effect, however spectacular.
