Solemplex
To me, this movie is perfection.
Brainsbell
The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.
Lela
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
Jenni Devyn
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
Lee Eisenberg
Bearing only a tenuous connection to the original, "102 Dalmatians" is a cynical attempt to make money. Like many sequels, it's just a caricature. Glenn Close still puts on a neat performance as Cruella DeVil, making her like Meryl Streep's character in "The Devil Wears Prada", but that's it. Probably the most ridiculous scene is when Disney gives itself a plug: the dogs watch "Lady and the Tramp". The cast members who didn't return were lucky to have not returned. Completely bland.As for work since then, Kevin Lima directed "Enchanted" (starring Amy Adams as a princess sent to New York).
reubensong
The current rating for this film is not a fair reflection. Within its genre it has to be near the top of the tree. I am a 39year old man, and feel i must fight for a film like this. It is cute and fun, that's what it should be. It has good pace, you won't get bored (something that I can't say about 101 Dalmatians). The cast are all excellent, I personally love Eric Idle's role. Glenn Close and Gerard Depardieu make wonderful villains. The many animals that also star add to the magic. If you have children and fancy a fun night in with a movie and popcorn this one will do the trick. "I can't forget how much my daughter engaged with the story and laughed at the end of the film!"
disdressed12
unfortunately,this second live action film is a pale imitation of its predecessor.it's a lot slower,and the story feels contrived.it almost seems like filler to me.there are a few comic moments,though not as many as its predecessor.i think they should have left it at the first one,101 Dalmatians.Glenn Close returns as Cruella De Vil,and is good,but has much less to do this time around.plus,her two henchmen form th preventions film are not in this one,and they added some comic relief.Gerard Depardieu is in this one,in a completely ridiculous role,and he looks quite silly,to be polite.despite its problems its still watchable.my vote for 102 Dalmations is a 5/10
RichardKleiner
After seeing the 1996 remake, I thought it was the funniest way to see Cruella De Vil getting her punishment for torturing animals just for their skin. The whole movie was quite funny, and on my view, better than the animated one. But there was actually no need for a second one. First of all, if Cruela is returning, don't cure her and make her insane again. Just make her break away from jail and that's a rap. I thought it was not very funny. It's supposed to have only one original puppy returning. I'd expected that it should be Lucky, since he was the most appealing, and besides, having Roger and Anita back too. However, they decided to have a complete recasting and adding not really one hundred, not even one hundred and two, but only THREE puppies, and a parrot that thinks he's a dog (clever). Gerard Depardieu's part was pointless. At the end, Cruella suffers way too much, way too humiliating and way too exaggerated to be true. She gets baked inside a giant cake. That was a desperate attempt of physical humor, trying to imitate the same effect from the first one. That just didn't work. It was too much over the top, and not too funny. I actually felt sorry about Cruella.
