Cruella (2021)
Spyro Rating: 6,0 /10 as "too mainstream"
Director: Craig Gillespie
Stars: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser
Cruella (2021) is a prequel to the 101 Dalmatians franchise. This film is set to tell the famous villain's origin story. It is 100% about Cruella de Vil.
Everything starts with a brilliant child who has a dual personality. Her "good" side goes by her birth name: Estella. Her "evil" one is referred as Cruella. Things turn wrong and in result she grows up like an orphan street thief. Years later, she decides to live a life that would make her mother proud. That would be chasing her own dream to become a fashion designer.
By all means Cruella is a good standalone film. However it is not what it should have been and does not fit in the franchise's direction. Not because we did not see the puppies. Bu because we did not see the villain as we knew her. Production decided to make Cruella somehow likeable and looks more like an "anti-hero" and less like the "villain" that I expected.
Cruella (2021) official trailer #1
Cruella (2021) official trailer #2
