Brilliant. Bad. And a little Mad. The DeVil wears Dalmation. The origin story of Cruella (duh). Though the original animated feature (featuring an ADULT Cruella) came out in 1961, this one is set in 60s/70s London (the sets, props, music and costumes were all fantastic) and #EmmaStone and #EnmaThompson were both perfect as Estella and The Baroness respectively. It’s like a Devil Wears Prada if Andi had become the thing she sought to destroy, or if that movie and Oceans 8 had a baby. And though it’s a well done origin story, did it have to be Cruella? (I mean because Disney made it, yes, apparently) did we need to know Cruella’s backstory? Especially when, for me, it left such a gap from where this one ends to where the original began (even with the little connetions to the original - seeing Anita and Estella at school, Roger being The Baroness’ lawyer, Estella partnering up with Horace and Jasper (who in the original were brothers?), Estella giving Anita and Roger dalmation puppies, her car…) That all being said, I liked it more than I expected. The wardrobe department hit it out of the park (though that one outfit they let The Duchess wear to the London Gala? Ew.), and Estella’s scheme with that signature dress - wowza; also her plan at the end, ooohhhmmmyyygawd, all the work that went into both, holy crap - both were genius. I’m not disapppinted I saw it, but also wouldn’t run out and buy it either — the Disney/it being Cruella thing (yes I know they gave Maleficient some movies/a backstory too) is still weird to me #ssmovieof2021 #adventure #comedy #crime #JoelFry #PaulWalterHauser #JohnMcCrea #EmilyBeecham #MarkStrong #KayvanNovak #KirbyHowellBaptiste #TipperSeifertCleveland writers: #DodieSmith (based on the novel “101 Dalmations” by) #DanaFox, #TonyMcNamara (sreenplay by), #AlinBroshMcKenna #KellyMarcel, #SteveZissis (story by) director: #CraigGillespie movie of 2021 number 2) #Cruella https://www.instagram.com/beasybrecht/p/CY7gCpgFQ-u/?utm_medium=tumblr
