...[Jolie's] Maleficent voice channels old movie stars (Joan Crawford especially), and she's never more delightful than when the character is trying to keep her witchiness under wraps and failing.

Visually stunning, 'Mistress of Evil' achieves full fairy-tale splendor – flowers glow, trees walk, and fairies of all shapes, sizes, and colors take flight.

...builds to a genuinely epic conclusion.

Episkt mammakrig...

Pfeiffer stands out as Ingrith, who's unwilling to entertain the prospect of peace with Maleficent and the fae. She's at her best as an ice queen mother-in-law with a penchant for war.

En veloplagt Michelle Pfeiffer giver den fuld ondskabshammer...

Storslaget och spännande fantasyäventyr.