'Cruella' has tons of '101 Dalmatians' references you may not have spotted

Director Craig Gillespie's 101 Dalmatians prequel is very different from the story it sets up.

For one thing, the Emma Stone-starring Cruella doesn't depict the chain-smoking, fur-loving Disney villain as a literal puppy killer. Instead, through a revolving door of haute couture fashion moments and relatable — if slightly unhinged — revenge plots, heroine "Estella" endears audiences with a fun origin story that'll actually make you like the notorious dognapper. As Mashable's Angie Han put it in her review, "Cruella is less interested in retracing old visions than dreaming up new ones, having a good time, and looking fabulous while doing it." Read more...

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