Maleficent

PG
Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley, Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Kenneth Cranham and Brenton Thwaites
Running Time: 1 Hour and 37 Minutes

The Mistress of evil is back in a big way, complete with a detailed and painstaking history of her life and how she became the one and only "Maleficent"!
The insight into her journey is both touching and unique as you find yourself lost in a world of complete mystery and mayhem. Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) is the queen of the fairy world where all who rule under her have absolute love and respect for this beautiful and powerful enchantress. The fairy world is one of magic and mystique with every kind of creature you could possibly imagine and beauty so extraordinary it encompasses all of your senses.
Maleficent was left alone and bewildered as an orphan at a young age where she had to fend for herself. She encountered a young human male named Stefan (Sharlto Copley) who was out of his element and befriended him. As time went on they became closer and closer. Maleficent began to love and trust Stefan and developed emotions for him which she had never experienced before. She was comfortable and happy with him.
One day King Henry (Kenneth Cranham) the human King of the Land, became very ill and was looking for an heir to his throne. He made a very tempting offer to any man in his kingdom who could potentially inherit the throne if only he would do one particular and specific deed.
The young Princess Aurora AKA Sleeping Beauty is played wonderfully by Elle Fanning. She is beautiful, sweet, charming and innocent always wanting to love and believe the best in everyone. The three fairies are also represented in this movie,they are known as Flittle (Lesley Manville),  Knotgrass (Imelda Staunton) and Thisltewit (Juno Temple). They are lively, witty and full of chaos.
Angelina Jolie was supreme in the role of Maleficent, I felt her emotions strong and clear in this most powerful and commanding role. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and found it completely mesmerizing. I was spellbound by it and was sad when it was over wishing it would have lasted a little longer. I felt like they did justice to this adaptation of the classic fairy-tale "Sleeping Beauty".
Parents be advised: I would recommend this movie for children eight and older. This movie is not for younger children. It has a Parental Guidance rating. There are many different creatures, some cute and some not so cute. The scene with the dragon is very intense and intimidating! It even made me  uncomfortable. There is some violence and multiple scenes of war and fighting, I thought "Maleficent" was magnificent!
I am giving "Maleficent" four bags of popcorn.