Last Friday I watched Cruella for the first time and was pleasantly surprised. No the movie wasn’t perfect but it was far more enjoyable than the likes of Mulan, both Maleficent films, and even Cinderella.
Because I liked it so much I decided to watch it again yesterday to see if its enjoyment would hold up and sure enough, it did.
You know those movies that aren’t particularly great stories but are super rewatchable. Cruella is one of those movies.
It’s a classic Disney story with no real authenticity, the writer’s timidity on making Cruella truly evil is a bit frustrating, and yes, the CGI is awful, but ultimately it might become the live-action Disney movie I’ll watch the most.

So what is it that makes Cruella so magnetic? Simple. The characters.
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