Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (2019) Review

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (2019) 

This film got added to Disney+ this week and I have now watched the sequel to Maleficent, Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil and here is my review for it. The premise of the film sees Maleficent's Goddaughter Aurora becoming engaged to the Prince, which causes both of them to question where there loyalty lies.

Main Character

Angelina Jolie is back as Maleficent and it was like she was born to play this role. She visually owns the screen as the character and she mixes the humanity and evil side of her character really well. She doesn't do that much these days but this role is one of those that really fits her as an actress. 

Supporting Characters

Michelle Pfeiffer plays the Queen in this film and she is great here, she owns her role as the snarky evil old hag and you just really don't like her. Her character isn't that unique but there is enough about her to make her interesting and she is a worthy adversary here. Elle Fanning plays Aurora here and I thought she did a good job, her character is pretty generic but her relationship with Maleficent is well done here and I actually found myself caring about there relationship. Ed Skrein, Chiwetel Ejiofor & Robert Lindsay also all do good jobs in there small roles here adding plenty to the film.

Story

The story here has plenty going on but really the highlight is Aurora & Maleficent's story. They feel similar and mirror each other well, you see there loyalties split here and you feel for both the characters as the film does a good job in making you care about there relationship here. But as mentioned there is more going on in this film, some of it isn't really fleshed out and feels like maybe it could have been left out here. Also no spoilers but this film has a very Disney ending, with a film with a titular character that is mostly seen as a villain it plays it really safe and refuses to take any risks.

Script

The script has some good moments to it, there are some chuckle worthy moments and some decent drama. But overall it isn't that great, there is some humour that doesn't quite work and some of the drama that doesn't hit mainly in the supporting plot lines.

Style

The style is mostly good here, the costume design is fantastic, it looks brilliant especially for Maleficent who really stands out. Some of the action scenes are good aswell and feel really large scale fitting this film. But the issue is that sometimes the CGI doesn't exactly hold up and this film has some scenes that are in darker lighting that are actually quite hard to follow.

Overall

Overall, this is a good sequel here that will be entertaining for families and adults alike. If you liked the first film then this film is worth a watch for sure and a decent sequel.

Rating - 7/10