Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
2.5/4
Oz Manages to Be Pretty Good, Not Quite Great
Chris Kavan - wrote on 03/10/2013
I said before I watched this that I was getting the same kind of vibe that I got from the Alice in Wonderland remake. I have to say, I think my initial assessment was spot on. Oz the Great and Powerful is a visual treat, full of color and amazing effects. It also serves as an adequate setup to the classic Wizard of Oz film. Where the film stumble is that the acting is a mixed bag and the film stretches things out a bit too long. That being said - this is a great choice for a family film with the fantasy and comedy aspect combined and it's not too scary even with flying baboons and wicked witches.
We start off, like the original Oz, in black and white. Our "wizard" James Franco (Oscar - or Oz as he goes by), works as cut rate magician, wowing country bumpkins and wooing naive women. …
Rating of
3/4
lastonetoleave - wrote on 03/08/2013
Oz The Great and Powerful (2013) A small-time touring magician (James Franco) dreams of being a huge success. Little does he know that he is about to travel to a magical place called, Oz, where he will have to decide if he is of legend-making material. I liked this film because of its great cast with Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams playing the witches, three very distinctive striking actresses who can act. Franco is a proficient con man in Oz and uses his good looks and his Cheshire Cat style grin to get by when he can’t talk his way out of a sticky situation. This film does a great job of giving us background on the characters who make up the Land of Oz. It’s a beautiful film and well worth seeing in 3-D as the director, Sam Raimi, uses the technology to gives us a …
