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Given Cruella‘s signature look is already so iconic, you might think Stacey was rather boxed in, in terms of how much she could experiment and innovate with the character. But on the contrary, she was pretty much given free rein by director Craig Gillespie, with the obvious exception that the trademark black and white hair was a must.
Aspiring fashionista Cruella is out for her boss’s skin in a riotous 101 Dalmatians origin-myth set in 70s London, starring Emmas Stone and Thompson in dynamic form
‘Cruella’ Film Review: Emma Stone Generates Sympathy for the de Vil
Disney’s latest do-over turns the venerable villain into a misunderstood punk (and a doting doggy mommy)
Alonso Duralde | May 26, 2021 @ 6:00 AM
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“Cruella” is loaded with pop-song needle drops throughout, but it’s the oft-used Rolling Stones hit at the end that ties it all together: The studio that gave us “Maleficent” and the director of “I, Tonya” have teamed up to rehabilitate yet another villain, in a film that could have just as easily been titled “Sympathy for the de Vil.”
Yes, the dastardly fashionista who wanted to skin 101 Dalmatians just to make a coat has been officially retrofitted here, but there’s plenty to enjoy if you don’t mind the fact that this new version of the character eschews fur, canine or otherwise, and doesn’t even smoke. Purists may balk, but viewers who think of this less as a reboot of Dodie Harris’ memorable monster and more as a
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