Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a
small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty
Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame
and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes, however, when he meets
three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis),
Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda
(Michelle Williams), who
are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly
drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar
must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his
magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of
wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard
of Oz but into a better man as well.
I went into this movie
with an open mind and had no idea what to expect, except how it would probably
end since we have all seen The Wizard of Oz.
It started out slow and was getting a little boring but then the storm
comes and transports the movie into OZ.
Finally, we get some in your face color and in your face 3D. The 3D I could do without, I’m still not in
love with it and think it makes everyone look like paper actors and distracts
from the movies. ANYWAY!! Once we land in Oz the Hollywood crush of
most men (Mila Kunis) comes to great Oz and takes us on a journey of love and
made me wish I could see her in leather pants everyday. James Franco appeared to be channeling his
inner Johnny Depp because a few times I felt like his character was acting like
Jack Sparrow, and then I thought about how Johnny Depp would have done this
character. Yeah, I got a little
distracted. The introduction of the rest
of the witches, Weisz, and Williams really picked up this movie and got it
going. It is a gentle ride but in the
end I wanted more of the witches since they provided most of the entertainment
and action. Always nice to see Bill
Cobbs make an appearance and they would have done well to include more Bruce
Campbell. I wouldn’t rush out to see
this one in the theaters; you can wait for the rental.
Enjoy the show.
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