Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

The writing is not good enough. The visual is amazing and so is the acting, but the script is really bad.

Don't listen to the critics reviews, this is a fun and entertaining watch! It doesn't quite have the same impact as the first, but I still recommend watching/purchasing it!

It was kinda predictable, but in a nice, Disney-way... There was a sense of humor, action, fantasy and drama... I really love that Maleficent is more than just the villain,it shows that people have more layers... Also Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer in one movie, haven't we all been waiting for that? And upcoming star Elle Fanning showed a soft nevertheless badass Aurora... It's just a shame Brenton Thwaites (prince Philip) couldn't be in it...

The movie purposely focuses on the mother's love, it is the love that Maleficent has for her step-daughter Princess Aurora. The movie's purpose is absolutely successful because many audiences felt touched and even cried during the love scenes of Maleficent and Princess Aurora. After watching the movie, my friends even talked about one of the scenes between these two that made them cry, because they felt that the love of Maleficent for Aurora that makes her do whatever she must, even something that absolutely is opposite to her personality such as, smiling, and being kind to humans. This movie is an amazing dark fantasy adventure film with great realistic graphic details, story plot, and great acting. Although this movie contains few violent scenes that would be too much for sensitive viewers, this movie still provides valuable lessons such as a mother's love, the sacrify for others, the power of love, and the bravery. Therefore, these are the reasons why I consider this movie to be absolutely worth watching.

Patipat Suwannabut Mahasarakham University, Thailand

I honestly don't think the people leaving reviews watched the same movie. First and foremost, it's a kids movie. As far as kids movies go, it's pretty intense. There are some interesting themes that can be difficult to explain or aren't usually explained to children (ie life is not black and white, it's grey), which I was happy to see my daughter's (age 9) reaction to at the appropriate times. This was my favorite AJ movie I've ever seen. I don't remember her having many lines, but you feel her emotions throughout (especially maternal ones). There are definitely some weird story holes...and the ending was a little too "and everyone lived happily ever after". But...it's a kid's movie and that's ok.