A Kinder ‘Cruella’? Film Reimagines The Dalmatian Villain With Spotty Success

Is Cruella de Vil (Emma Stone) meant to come off as misguided, unhinged or genuinely unscrupulous? A new film tries to suggest a complicated mix of all three and winds up feeling mostly confused.

Emma Stone gives her all in a tricky role as the puppycidal fashionista of Disney’s Dalmatians franchise. Cruella isn’t a bad movie, but it fails to make its protagonist bad enough.

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Emma Stone gives her all in a tricky role as the puppycidal fashionista of Disney’s Dalmatians franchise. Cruella isn’t a bad movie, but it fails to make its protagonist bad enough.