Overall this is an extremely zippy dark comedy that pays just enough attention to the tragedy of its antiheroine without ever taking itself too seriously.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 10, 2024

Anchored by Stone's hilarious and engaged performance, Disney has finally created a worthwhile entry in its live-action formula.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 27, 2024

The feature film in question is a journey of self-knowledge of the young Estella who becomes Cruella, who manages to build the status of the character who will define herself as “brilliant, evil and crazy”...

| Original Score: 7.5/10 | Aug 16, 2024

Whether or not this intensely directed style works here, it’s a welcomed change from the recent corporate-productional feel of the most recent crop of Disney films.

| Jul 19, 2024

If only Cruella were just casually lazy, it could idly coast from one ear to the next without leaving much of a memory. But it’s almost alarming how malicious and toxic the whole thing feels.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 5, 2024

Set in the emerging punk scene of 1970s London, the Craig Gillespie-directed prequel of the iconic Cruella De Vil is the perfect film to bring people back to the theater.

| Aug 22, 2023

As beautifully shot, written and acted as it is full of personality and style, Disney’s Cruella is a graphic novel-worthy origin story that beautifully captures its protagonist’s dichotomy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 15, 2023

Boasting terrific lead performances and incredible costume design, Cruella is undeniably one of the better live action stories Disney has given us. However, the pacing issues and shoddy first half stop this from reaching true greatness.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 6, 2023

A creative, stylish, & snappy Disney Live Action Film yet. A must see in theaters for the fascinating directing & INCREDIBLE performance from EMMA STONE

| Jul 26, 2023

An incredibly captivating origin(al) story about one of Disney's classic villains. Emma Stone delivers an award-worthy display, interpreting two personalities in impressive fashion, stealing the spotlight from the other outstanding interpretations.

| Original Score: A- | Jul 25, 2023

Ultimately, it’s impossible to deny that Cruella is fun. Stone is clearly enjoying being eccentric as she flounces around London in her outlandish costumes, bringing mayhem wherever she goes.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 25, 2023

Cruella doesn’t just retell an old story. It creates a lavish comic-book villain-style origin that opens up the film to an even larger audience.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 31, 2023

Cruella manages to overcome its inherent flaws with tremendous style and just enough of a flirtation with tearing down the Disney machinery to make it feel edgier than it actually is.

| Dec 7, 2022

Cruella is pure, perfect big studio escapism. It’s a witty, suspenseful, ultra-cool, killer Disney live-action triumph.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 9, 2022

A stylish new spin to an iconic character.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 17, 2022

Cruella is absolute trashy cinema, but it certainly is my kind of trash. Basically, The Devil Wears Prada for the queer crowd who loves to stan a messy villain.

| May 30, 2022

Cruella doesn't really feel like a Disney movie, and I truly mean that as a compliment. It's much darker than one might expect but never takes itself too seriously.

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 18, 2022

The best way to enjoy and even understand Cruella is to see it as a punk opera, in which what moves the needle are not so much the musical segments but the dresses on display.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 30, 2022

A kind of family friendly Joker a retro tale of a misfit searching for identity, before giving into the madness. Did we need to know how Cruella became such a devil? Probably not. Then again, darlings, it was a lot of fun.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 2, 2022

Despite a strong effort from Emma Stone, Cruella does little to justify meaning in a story that turns irredeemable Disney villains into well-meaning, underdog antiheroes.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Feb 18, 2022