Wicked

« For now, like Denis Villeneuve's first Dune, this Wicked manages to end on a note of "to be continued" while still feeling like a complete story. If only its imagery had a little more magic! »

« The story's playful, subversive reinterpretation of 'The Wizard of Oz' as a work of propaganda, designed to obfuscate the true story of how political dissidents and minority groups are demonized by fascist con artists who trade in theatricality instead of competence, is fully developed and still (to our collective dismay) incredibly salient. »

« Grande and Erivo give Stephen Schwartz's songs -- comedy numbers, introspective ballads, power anthems -- effortless spontaneity. They help us buy into the intrinsic musical conceit that these characters are bursting into song to express feelings too large for spoken words, not just mouthing lyrics and trilling melodies that someone spent weeks cleaning up in a studio. »

« Instead of feeling bloated, Wicked has found its ideal form, where every frame comes crammed with the kind of detail that could easily have been distracting, had a lesser talent than Cynthia Erivo been asked to carry it. »

« I'm so happy, I could melt! »

« While it's certainly designed with fans of the Broadway play in mind, Wicked goes down pretty easy for non-fans as well. »

« Cynthia Erivo et Ariana Grande crèvent l'écran, les décors, costumes et maquillages sont époustouflants. Mais qu'est-ce que c'est long tout ça! »

« Adaptation fidèle du premier acte du populaire spectacle de Broadway. Numéros musicaux bien intégrés au récit. Réalisation leste et flamboyante. Excellent duo d'actrices. »