"Give us a clock tick is an expression uttered several times in Wicked: For Good. But Jon M. Chu's two-part musical has asked for quite a bit more than that. Together, the two halves of this Wicked adaptation have run 297 minutes, which, more than the threat of lions and tigers and bears, is enough to make any moviegoer not entirely bewitched by the Wizard of Oz revision breathe a sigh of Oh, my."
"Since these films were shot at the same time, much of the tone and tenor of the first chapter continues in For Good. There's more Cynthia Erivo, more Ariana Grande and more soaring soliloquies. For most Wicked fans, more is good. But for those of us who felt what's a non-wicked way to say this? mildly waterboarded, in pink and green, by Wicked, For Good doesn't offer much relief."
Wicked: For Good continues the two-part cinematic adaptation of the stage musical with sweeping spectacle, power ballads and sprawling sets rendered in vivid technicolor. The combined two films total 297 minutes, substantially longer than the stage version, emphasizing scale and muchness as central elements. Performances, notably Cynthia Erivo's, provide standout talent and soaring soliloquies, and fans seeking more of last year's installment will likely welcome the second half. However, the film often feels more like a staged production than a conventional movie, with characters shuffled on and offstage under orchestral direction, leaving viewers not fully bewitched by the revision feeling overwhelmed rather than relieved.
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