The first wave of reviews for Cruella arrived yesterday, and with 154 of them now counted on Rotten Tomatoes, we have an early score for the latest live-action Disney movie.
While it wasn't to everyone's liking, Cruella currently sits at a Fresh 73% (which is 2% shy of the 75% needed for it to be "Certified Fresh"). As for the Critics Consensus, it reads: "Cruella can't quite answer the question of why its title character needed an origin story, but this dazzling visual feast is awfully fun to watch whenever its leading ladies lock horns."
More reviews are likely to land over the weekend when those who didn't get advance screeners are able to check the movie out, so it's possible it will be pushed into that "Certified Fresh" status...or drop a few percentage points. However, it's highly unlikely it will go anywhere near Rotten.
In our review of Cruella, we concluded by saying, "The biggest surprise of 2021, Cruella is a bold, striking, and visually stunning delight featuring a fierce, transformative performance from Emma Stone that sees her make Cruella de Vil entirely her own. A must-see." You can read a different take here, though we're definitely keen to find out what you guys think of this one.
Cruella is set to be released in theaters and on Disney+ tomorrow.
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