It’s difficult to get too carried away by the euphoria of being auto-enlightened by one’s intelligence in the aftermath of getting played by a Ridgeback putting on an award-worthy performance of a starving puppy whom everyone somehow forgot to feed. The sheer pathos of her stunning portrayal of a sad, hungry little dog who had just been patiently waiting without complaint for HOURS after her normal dinnertime had passed would have brought tears to even Cruella De Vil’s eyes.