Wicked Reviews
Best thing since sliced bread
Great fun movie!! Can鈥檛 wait for part 2
I want more movie. I need this injected in my veins. it's so good, such a masterpiece.
Great movie! Can鈥檛 wait for part two!
Really good, but i enjoyed the musical more
It was a great movie. Me and my friend was just cry the whole movie
We loved it. Waiting patiently for part 2. Cynthia鈥檚 voice is 馃敟馃敟馃敟馃敟 Arianna facial expressions are hilarious.
Brilliant! Only one small quibble why cut up Defying Gravity, arguably the best song in the show?
Loved this movie!!!!
Brilliant movie. Just beyond on all levels. Acting, creativity, sets, filming, music, dancing, singing. Captivating, magical, touching, and totally entertaining.
I am a huge fan of the novel series by Gregory Maguire, and therefore rolled my eyes at the announcement of the movie that promised to be an adaptation of the stage everyone loved, as opposed to the darker and more sinister (and nuanced I felt) novel series. However, I did drag myself to the theater to watch it with a friend, if only to bemuse them, and despite a first watch being distracted by a horribly distracted audience experience (people were standing up and feuding over children making too much noise) upon a second watching, I did, in fact, fall in love. What neysayers are possibly missing, and perhaps don鈥檛 want, is a more grounded story. Well, read the novels, I would say to that. But for this musical, for this adaptation, and for mainly the characters of Galinda/Glinda and Elphaba, Jon M Chu successfully inserted just enough more nuance and character development to make this, honestly, superior to the stage experience. If you want the glitz and glam and stage craft, absolutely see the stage play. Short, sweet, to the point. It gets the message more or less across of 鈥榞irl discriminated against because she is different, meets people along the way, becomes bitter, and falls in love and, well the story (and my memory) gets fuzzy toward the end but whatever don鈥檛 think about it.鈥� What the movie does is it takes that raw story, takes even more of the aesthetic of the 1939 film than Gregory Maguire, in a written medium, was able to infuse, and sets all of that ablaze with the looks that Ariana Granda and Cynthia Erivo conjure between one another and those on the periphery that inform their tale. Truly spell binding, with engaging choreography and enough detail that it warrants multiple watches, and while you are searching for each new moment, you get to once again listen to Cynthia belt 鈥榯he wizard and I鈥�, unknowingly joke about her tragic fate of melting, and be excited to meet the man that will ultimately cause her revolt and ultimate disappointment, and Ariana鈥檚 ability to act priveledged, but simultaneously show the truth behind Gregory Maguires character of Glinda, which is more that she never had the opportunity to think before meeting Elphaba, and though it is startling, Glinda does ultimately happily rise to the challenge. Again, magnificent and spellbinding. Thank you, John M Chu, and I鈥檓 still waiting for that stupid picnic deleted scene!
Soooo good! Can鈥檛 wait for the next
to be continued...... wasn't what I wanted after watching a 3 hour movie. they should charge you have the price..... JS
Phenomenal in everyday. From the actors to the sets, this film had so much love put into it that it was infectious. It was very well done and left me wanting more! Can't wait for a sequel
Such a groundbreaking movie from its amazing world building to its jaw dropping vocals!
Long and lots of singing. The visuals are insane and Jeff Goldblum is always amazing.
Perfect cant wait for part 2
Phenomenal. Want to rewatch it right now.
The storyline was not bad at all, yet the singing seem awful in some parts. Almost made it hard to watch.
I dont know what all the shade was about. The movie was good. Not great, but good. It sent a positive message to all who get carried away with appearances. Snow White was purposely less attractive than the queen. The only thing that still baffles me is: why does grumpy look so much like Tommy Lee jones? Its no coincidence that in real life he really is grumpy and frugal and that his acting debut was at 7 years old where he also played a dwarf in Snow White. No one mentions this!