SINGAPORE — When a sequel starts by undoing the plot of the previous movie, you know that the story is going to be somewhat suspect. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil does exactly that by regressing the happy ending of Maleficent, just so that it can keep its whole"evil" premise intact for the film.
Let's get one thing out of the way — the opening is a cop out. It tries so desperately to remind you that Maleficent is"evil" that even the title states as much. It manipulates events so transparently and resets status quos so blatantly that you wonder if this should have just been a soft reboot, since the movie jumps through so many hoops to present Maleficent as"evil".
The movie does make up for it with a fabulous number of costume changes, both for Maleficent and Queen Ingrith . It's clear that the producers had a great deal of fun coming up with the costumes that spell out Maleficent's evilness and the grim royalty of Queen Ingrith, given how elaborate and stylised each character's costumes are. Queen Ingrith's final outfit, a diamond-studded armoured dress, is by far the most imaginative and impressive of the film's numerous costumes.
Story continuesBeing a fairytale derivate, the plot is predictable, with twists that you can see coming a mile away.
Gud movie
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