In Maleficent: Mistress of Evil returns to the tale of Sleeping Beauty five years later. Aurora is Queen and Maleficent still the protector of the Moors and the land is seemingly at peace. But rumors of the fairy-cursed child whisper across the land causing its human inhabitants to once, again view Maleficent as dangerously evil. It's at this point, Mistress of Evil begins its story (and Phenom's issues, Ro made it perhaps five minutes further into the mix before side-eyeing the screen...).
Phenom and Ro both agree (pretty much the only time) that the look and tonal quality of Mistress of Evil more than serves to set the stage for a return to this fantastical realm and its magical (and mundane) inhabitants. But this beautifully rendered world is hardly an integral part of the story. It's a shame how little its explored this time around; a wasteful shame. That sentiment, unfortunately sums up the MTR crew's overall feelings about this film. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Tries To Do To
