"Cruella"

As far as prequels go this one is top-notch.  It might not satisfy the action film crowd who crave explosions and violent action but it does create a complicated, nuanced explanation of why Cruella is just so darn bad.  Filled with twists and turns you may not see coming there are few places where Estella has a choice on the difficult path of her life.  When she does choose for herself it isn't the person society wants her to be.  And that's the reason I enjoyed the film, because it allows the character to be real even if it isn't pleasant.  An outstanding cast rounds out this very watchable movie.  Beyond Emma Stone's lovely perfomance in the titular role, be prepared to relish Emma Thompson as a really, really, awful human being.  She manages to do it with zest and avoids the tendency in these things to be a two-dimensional cartoon character (bad memories of Angelica Huston in "Ever After").  Enjoy!