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FILM REVIEW: Maleficent

Sleeping Beauty’s evil villain, Maleficent, comes alive on the big screen.
Maleficent

Rating M

The untold story of Sleeping Beauty’s evil villain, Maleficent, comes alive on the big screen with stunning special effects and a thrilling performance by Angelina Jolie. The dark fantasy film takes the viewer on a visual journey from Maleficent’s happy childhood, to her early romance with King Stefan and rise to protector of the Moors. When she becomes the victim of a heinous crime, betrayed by the trusted Stefan, the once innocent fairy morphs into the vengeful, iconic sorceress that we all know.

Stars: 4 ½/5

Words by: Hayley Barnett.

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