Storyline
The untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the 1959 classic 'Sleeping Beauty'. A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom - and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
Directors
Cast
Angelina Jolie, Janet McTeer, João Costa Menezes, Angus Wright, Juno Temple, Elle Fanning, John MacMillan, Kenneth Cranham, Lasco Atkins, Tom Swacha, Christian Wolf-La'Moy , Sharlto Copley, Damon Driver, Miranda Richardson, Imelda Staunton, Peter G. Reed, Jamie Sives, Terri Douglas, Toby Regbo, Steven Cree, Ella Purnell, John O'Toole, Sam Riley, Sarah Flind, Sandy Fox, Lesley Manville, Mark Caven, Craig Izzard, Matt Hookings, Brenton Thwaites, Liam McKenna, Isobelle Molloy, Hannah New, Jackson Bews, Oliver Maltman, Gary Cargill, Harry Attwell, Anthony May, James Hicks, Stephan Chase, Chris Leaney, Jamie Maclachlan, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Tim Treloar, Marama Corlett, Karen Anderson, James Ayling, Laura Black, Sophie-Anna Brough, Alfred Camp, Raf Cross, Nick Donald, Josh Dyer, Stephanie Elstob, Ellis Fuller, Craig Garner, Alexander Gillison, Victoria Gugenheim, Daniel Harland, Kara Lily Hayworth, John Heartstone, Ceri Jerome, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Lee Edward Jones, Hrvoje Klecz, Alex Marek, Karen Mkrtchyan, Matthew John Morley, Steven John Nice, Edd Osmond, Jo Osmond, Andrew James Porter, Guy Potter, Marc Rolfe, Jd Roth-round, Julian Seager, Peter Stacey, Daniel Stisen, Richard Summers-Calvert, Leo Suter, Daniel Westwood
Trailer
Reviews
80
A few bumpy patches notwithstanding, the new feature is an exquisitely designed, emotionally absorbing work of dark enchantment.
67
The characters are boiled down to their essentials, the humor is timelessly broad, and Jolie's at her best when she's curling her claws and elongating her vowels like a black-sabbath Tallulah Bankhead.
60
The action sequences are executed with rhythm and punch, and our heroine swoops and swirls around like Iron Man in a sheath dress. Maleficent may be short on true enchantment, but until we find a superhero who can pull off a black silk cocktail gown in battle, she’s very welcome.
60
The aggressively unpleasant visuals certainly detract from the overall film, but Maleficent makes for a fascinating entry in an ongoing wave of projects that give “bad” women of literature a chance to present their side of the story.
60
CineVue
Despite its pitfalls, Maleficent entertains because of Jolie, who holds the wavering threads of Stromberg's spinning wheel together with aplomb.
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