This was a Disney fairy tale, done live instead of animated and minus the musical numbers.
I liked it, I didn’t love it.  I’ll be clear,  it was a fun movie,  Angelina Jolie gave a wonderful performance,  the action scenes were well done,  there were great comedy beats,  and tear jerking scenes, I think I just wasn’t the intended audience for it.  My wife and grandson both loved it, so they must be the people Disney is aiming for.

With Maleficent, Disney attempted to do what Gregory Maguire did with the Wicked Witch of the West.  Take a character who was the central evil in a story, but about whom we knew very little, and turn the narrative around to make them a misrepresented hero.  I think they succeeded.  I think Linda Wolverton improved greatly on the original story, but  again I don’t think I’m Charles Perraults target audience either.

If I gave out stars or thumbs up, I’d give this movie some, it was a fun afternoon, and at no time did I feel like it dragged.