- Starring
- Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo
- Director
- Jon M. Chu
- Rating
- PG
- Genre
- Fantasy, Musical, Romance
- Release date
- Nov 22, 2024
Overall Score
Rating Overview
Story/Plot
Visuals Cinematography
Performances
Direction
Children Suitability
Parent Appeal
Non-Wokeness
Rating Summary
Wicked is a visual masterpiece that could have easily been a family classic circa 1939's Wizard of Oz had the filmmakers not been so interested in sliding their sociopolitical perspective into the background of nearly every scene. Cynthia Erivo shines in the lead role, and Ariana Grande surprises as being less obnoxious than the trailers seemed to suggest. Regrettably, while the musical numbers are performed to near perfection, their impact is minimal as the music itself is rather generic and forgettable yet nearly also abusively and relentlessly present.
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James Carrick
James Carrick is a passionate film enthusiast with a degree in theater and philosophy. James approaches dramatic criticism from a philosophic foundation grounded in aesthetics and ethics, offering insight and analysis that reveals layers of cinematic narrative with a touch of irreverence and a dash of snark.
