Maleficent
Oh Disney, what on Earth were you thinking here? You take what may be one of your greatest villains of all-time and you ret-con her into a good guy? Don’t get me wrong, I know this was Disney trying to cash in on the fame of Wicked, and I know that Jolie LOOKED amazing in the role, but outside of that, the film is a jarring act of redirection from the first Cinderella. This movie essentially says, “Hey, what we told you last time? Yeah, that wasn’t true.”
That is like remaking Pinocchio but forgetting to tell us Gepetto was a pedophile until 60 years later. It’s just stupid, pointless, and makes us not trust the House of Mouse. Add to the fact that the trailer made the movie look fantastic, and you have the perfect recipe for an over-hyped and utterly disappointing film. Juno Temple, Shartlo Copley, and Angelina Jolie all deserve better than this.
You know how Disney claims they have that vault where they store movies? Well, how about they lock this beast down in there forever and we just pretend it never happened? Sound good?