Wicked: For Good - MOVIE REVIEW

Wicked is back to defy gravity once again and rock the moviegoing population worldiwde. After the gigantic critical, financial and awards hit that was the first Wicked , Wicked: For Good aims to close out the adaptation of the stage musical. But, as most people online now, the second half of the Wicked musical is infamous for being much weaker than the first. I was shocked last year when I stepped into that screening and came out actually liking Wicked; I was not looking forward to seeing a nearly three-hour musical that was only going to tell half the story, but the performances, musical numbers and world building really won me over. I didn't think it was quite great, and scoffed a little at all the awards aclaim that followed its release... but there's no denying how much that movie struck a chord. So, with Wicked: For Good, is Jon M. Chu able to capture lightning in a bottle for a second time and deliver on what the stage musical could not? Find out in this review! Wicked: For Good: Directed by: Jon M. Chu Based on the musical stage play with music and lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz Based on the book by: Winnie Holzman; and From the novel by: Gregory Maguire Screenplay by: Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox Produced by: David Stone, Marc Platt Executive Producers: Dana Fox, Winnie Holzman, Jared LeBoff, David Nicksay, Stephen Schwartz Music by: John Powell, Stephen Schwartz Director of Photography: Alice Brooks Edited by: Myron Kerstein, Tatiana S. Riegel Casting by: Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey Production Design by: Nathan Crowley Costume Design by: Paul Tazewell Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Colman Domingo Synopsis: As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.