More than any of the recent Disney live-action remakes, “Cruella” gleefully departs from its source material to take creative risks. As sheer spectacle overlaying a sly rebuke to modern feminist values, it pays off. Though, at times, it’s hard to tell just who this PG-13 movie is for.
It’s too frothy and cartoonish to court the edgy types to whom it pays homage. It’s too subversive for the matinee family crowd. It’s too dark for the under-10 set. But mostly, it is far too pro-life to appeal to the legacy media critics who hold the keys to the Rotten Tomatoes kingdom. (This critic holds a key as well, but can only do so much by herself).
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