moonmaedyn

The costumes, I'll say right off the bat, were FABULOUS.

However...the movie really seemed to take a lot of material from The Devil Wears Prada, including the Baroness's requests for lunch, her general attitude about Cruella/Estella, and her second henchman (Mark Strong--"John the Valet") looking a LOT like Stanley Tucci, down to nearly his exact mannerisms.

Could have done without the CGI versions of the dogs--those always freak me out, but these were really noticeable.

Cruella's two partners in crime reminded me of the same relationship of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, so maybe that was "lifted" for this movie as well.

Sorry. I really wanted to like it.

None of the humor is funny. It's not even GRADE SCHOOL funny. The sight gags are terrible, the slapstick isn't natural, the premise is stupid. And trying to turn this into some "Bollywood Extravaganza" with the song/dance sequence wasn't "fun," it was a wasted effort.

Any reviewer that rated this over a 3 was a paid plant. This was just awful.

You know, I REALLY wanted to like this movie. Seriously. The premise was interesting, and the special effects were okay, but it was just lame. I'm so very sorry. I feel like I'm being completely disloyal, as I just love Melissa McCarthy, but seriously, the movie is just awful.

I actually fell asleep. And I'm unemployed, so there was not really any reason for me to be THAT tired.

So very sorry.