Wicked (2024) - MOVIE REVIEW

Hey everyone, Jon M. Chu's Wicked - actually titled Wicked: Part I in the movie - has now hit theaters. To let you know right upfront, I'm not necessarily the biggest musical guy and witchcraft fantasy stuff has never been a genre of film & TV that I've ever been interested in. Plus, I have never seen the broadway play so have virtually no connection to the source material. To add fuel to the fire, I also thought the trailers were pretty bad... which is why I was bamboozled when the first reviews came out absolutely praising this movie to high heavens. I have now seen the film. Is it overhyped or legitimately Best Picture worthy? Find out in this review! Wicked: Directed by: Jon M. Chu Screenplay by: Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox Musical Book by: Winnie Holzman From the novel by: Gregory Maguire Produced by: David Stone, Marc Platt Executive Producers: Dana Fox, Winnie Holzman, Jared LeBoff, David Nicksay, Stephen Schwartz Music by: John Powell, Stephen Schwartz Cinematography by: Alice Brooks Editing by: Myron Kerstein Casting by: Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey Production Design by: Nathan Crowley Costume Design by: Paul Tazewell Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum Synopsis: Elphaba, an ostracized but defiant girl born with green skin, and Glinda, a privileged aristocrat born popular, become extremely unlikely friends in the magical Land of Oz. As the two girls struggle with their opposing personalities, their friendship is tested as both begin to fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and The Wicked Witch of the West.